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Shiva Purana

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कंपस्वेदो ऽश्रुपातश्च कण्ठे च स्वरविक्रिया ॥ आनंदाद्युपलब्धिश्च भवेदाकस्मिकी मुहुः ॥ ३६ ॥

Suddenly their bodies may throb and tremble; they may perspire, shed tears; their voice may grow hoarse or cracked; they may have a sensation of great bliss. This may recur again and again.

english translation

स तैर्व्यस्तैस्समस्तैर्वा लिंगैरव्यभिचारिभिः ॥ मंदमध्योत्तमैर्भावैर्विज्ञेयास्ते नरोत्तमाः ॥ ३७ ॥

The excellent men can be understood by these never-failing indications severally or collectively or by means of the pious feelings of the low, excellent and the middling types.

english translation

यथायोग्निसमावेशान्नायो भवति केवलम् ॥ स तथैव मम सान्निध्यान्न ते केवलमानुषाः ॥ ३८ ॥

Just as anir on piece in conjunction with the fire is no mere iron piece so also they are not mere human beings. Thanks to my grace.

english translation

हस्तपादादिसाधर्म्याद्रुद्रान्मर्त्यवपुर्धरान् ॥ प्राकृतानिव मन्वानो नावजानीत पंडितः ॥ ३९ ॥

A learned man shall not treat these Rudras with contempt by considering them ordinary men because they have assumed human forms with hands, feet and the like.

english translation

अवज्ञानं कृतं तेषु नरैर्व्यामूढचेतनैः ॥ आयुः श्रियं कुलं शीलं हित्वा निरयमावहेत् ॥ ४० ॥

Insult offered to them by men of confused intellect quells glory, longevity, family and conduct and may cause their fall into hell.

english translation