Shiva Purana

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न तदूनं न तद्ध्यानं न तद्दानं जपो न सः । त्रिपुंड्रेण विनायेन विप्रेण यदनुष्ठितम् ७९ ।

sanskrit

Infructuous is the knowledge, meditation, gift and japa if these are performed by a Brāhmaṇa without wearing Tripuṇḍraka.

english translation

na tadUnaM na taddhyAnaM na taddAnaM japo na saH | tripuMDreNa vinAyena vipreNa yadanuSThitam 79 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript