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सितेन भस्मना कुर्याल्लाटे तु त्रिपुण्ड्रकम् । यो सावनादिभूतान्हि लोकानाप्तो मृतो भवेत् २१ ।
He who makes the Tripuṇḍra on the forehead with white ashes shall attain, on death, the primordial worlds.
english translation
अकृत्वा भस्मना स्नानं न जपेद्वै षडक्षरम् । त्रिपुंड्रं च रचित्वा तु विधिना भस्मना जपेत् २२ ।
No one shall repeat the six-syllabled mantra without applying ashes on the body. After making the Tripuṇḍra with the ashes he shall perform the Japa.
english translation
अदयो वाधमो वापि सर्वपापान्वितोपि वा । उषःपापान्वितो वापि मूर्खो वा पतितोपि वा २३ ।
Whether a person is a sinner, an ignorant person, a fallen soul, or even a fool, they are all redeemed if they take refuge in Lord Shiva.
english translation
यस्मिन्देशेव सेन्नित्यं भूतिशासनसंयुतः । सर्वतीर्थैश्च क्रतुभिः सांनिध्यं क्रियते सदा २४ ।
In the place where one serves Lord Shiva continually, in the company of saints and in the presence of sacred rituals, all holy places and Yajnas (rituals) are present, and the divine presence is always experienced.
english translation
त्रिपुंड्रसहितो जीवः पूज्यः सर्वैः सुरासुरैः । पापान्वितोपि शुद्धात्मा किं पुनः श्रद्धया युतः २५ ।
Even a sinful person is worthy of being honoured by Devas and Asuras if he has Tripuṇḍra on his forehead. What then of a faithful man endowed with a pure soul?
english translation