Shiva Purana

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अन्योन्यं तारयेन्नौका किं शिला तारयेच्छिलाम् ॥ एतस्या नाममात्रेण मुक्तिर्वै नाममात्रिका ॥ ३८ ॥

sanskrit

Two boats can carry each other across the river. A piece of rock cannot take another piece of rock across the river. If the preceptor is nominal, the liberation too is nominal.

english translation

anyonyaM tArayennaukA kiM zilA tArayecchilAm ॥ etasyA nAmamAtreNa muktirvai nAmamAtrikA ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/50/38

अन्योन्यं तारयेन्नौका किं शिला तारयेच्छिलाम् ॥ एतस्या नाममात्रेण मुक्तिर्वै नाममात्रिका ॥ ३८ ॥

sanskrit

Two boats can carry each other across the river. A piece of rock cannot take another piece of rock across the river. If the preceptor is nominal, the liberation too is nominal.

english translation

anyonyaM tArayennaukA kiM zilA tArayecchilAm ॥ etasyA nAmamAtreNa muktirvai nAmamAtrikA ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript