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Shiva Purana

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असतां संमतिर्यत्र सतामवमतिस्तथा ॥ दंडो देवकृतस्तत्र सद्यः पतति दारुणः ॥ ११ ॥

Lord’s terrible punishment falls where the wicked are honoured and the good are dishonoured.

english translation

एवमुक्त्वा तु विप्रर्षिः पुनर्दक्षमभाषत ॥ पूज्यं तु पशुभर्तारं कस्मान्नार्चयसे प्रभुम् ॥ १२ ॥

After saying this the sage spoke again to Dakṣa, “Why don’t you worship the lord deserving worship, the lord of souls?”

english translation

दक्ष उवाच ॥ संति मे बहवो रुद्राः शूलहस्ताः कपर्दिनः ॥ एकादशावस्थिता ये नान्यं वेद्मि महेश्वरम् ॥ १३ ॥

Dakṣa said:— I see eleven Rudras armed with tridents and having matted hair. I do not know anyone else as the lord.

english translation

दधीच उवाच ॥ किमेभिरमरैरन्यैः पूजितैरध्वरे फलम् ॥ राजा चेदध्वरस्यास्य न रुद्रः पूज्यते त्वया ॥ १४ ॥

Dadhīca said:— What avails worshipping the gods in the sacrifice if the king of sacrifice, Rudra, is not worshipped by you?

english translation

ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां स्रष्टा यः प्रभुरव्ययः ॥ ब्रह्मादयः पिशाचांता यस्य कैंकर्यवादिनः ॥ १५ ॥

He is unchanging, the creator of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra, to whom all from Brahmā to Piśācas, say “What shall we do?”

english translation