Shiva Purana
तथैव गुरुसंपर्कात्पापं त्यजति मानवः ॥ यथा वह्निसमीपस्थो घृतकुम्भो विलीयते ॥ २७ ॥
Similarly, by contact with the spiritual master, a human being renounces all sins. Just as a pot of ghee near a fire melts,
english translation
tathaiva gurusaMparkAtpApaM tyajati mAnavaH ॥ yathA vahnisamIpastho ghRtakumbho vilIyate ॥ 27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript