Shiva Purana

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कर्तारस्तपसां भूयो द्विजतेजोपहारकाः । शिश्वल्पमृत्युकाराश्च मंत्रोच्चारपरायणाः २६ ।

sanskrit

In their eagerness to appropriate a brahmanical splendour they frequently perform penances. They cause infantile and premature deaths by their chanting of mantras.

english translation

kartArastapasAM bhUyo dvijatejopahArakAH | zizvalpamRtyukArAzca maMtroccAraparAyaNAH 26 |

hk transliteration