Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/20/29

व्युत्क्रमेणापि मानुष्यं प्राप्यते पुण्यगौरवात् ॥ विचित्रा गतयः प्रोक्ताः कर्मणां गुरुलाघवात्॥ २९॥

sanskrit

Human birth īs attained even out of turn if the merit is weighty enough. As a result of the weightiness or otherwise of the actions, the goals achieved are of diverse nature.

english translation

vyutkrameNApi mAnuSyaM prApyate puNyagauravAt ॥ vicitrA gatayaH proktAH karmaNAM gurulAghavAt॥ 29॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/20/29

व्युत्क्रमेणापि मानुष्यं प्राप्यते पुण्यगौरवात् ॥ विचित्रा गतयः प्रोक्ताः कर्मणां गुरुलाघवात्॥ २९॥

sanskrit

Human birth īs attained even out of turn if the merit is weighty enough. As a result of the weightiness or otherwise of the actions, the goals achieved are of diverse nature.

english translation

vyutkrameNApi mAnuSyaM prApyate puNyagauravAt ॥ vicitrA gatayaH proktAH karmaNAM gurulAghavAt॥ 29॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript