Shiva Purana

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ दुष्कृतेन तु कालेय स्थानाद्भ्रश्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ श्रेष्ठं स्थानं समासाद्य तस्माद्रक्षेत पण्डितः ॥ ३ ॥

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— O Kāleya, men fall off their status due to evil deeds. Hence, after attaining the high status, the learned man shall preserve it.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ duSkRtena tu kAleya sthAnAdbhrazyanti mAnavAH ॥ zreSThaM sthAnaM samAsAdya tasmAdrakSeta paNDitaH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/uma-samhita/21/3

सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ दुष्कृतेन तु कालेय स्थानाद्भ्रश्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ श्रेष्ठं स्थानं समासाद्य तस्माद्रक्षेत पण्डितः ॥ ३ ॥

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— O Kāleya, men fall off their status due to evil deeds. Hence, after attaining the high status, the learned man shall preserve it.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ duSkRtena tu kAleya sthAnAdbhrazyanti mAnavAH ॥ zreSThaM sthAnaM samAsAdya tasmAdrakSeta paNDitaH ॥ 3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript