Shiva Purana

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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