Shiva Purana

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ये भस्मधारिणं दृष्ट्वा नराः कुर्वंति ताडनम् । तेषां चंडालतो जन्म ब्रह्मन्नूह्यं विपश्चिता ३२ ।

sanskrit

Those who begin to strike on seeing a person who has applied the ash are reborn of Cāṇḍāla parents. O holy one, this can be guessed by the wise.

english translation

ye bhasmadhAriNaM dRSTvA narAH kurvaMti tADanam | teSAM caMDAlato janma brahmannUhyaM vipazcitA 32 |

hk transliteration