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यस्मिन्देशे शिवज्ञानी भूतिशासनसंयुतः । गतो यदृच्छयाद्यापि तस्मिस्तीर्थाः समागताः २६ ।
All the holy centres and sacred rivers go ever to the place which a person who is endowed with Śiva Jñāna (knowledge of Śiva) and has put on ashes casually visits.
english translation
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन धार्यं भस्म सदा बुधैः । लिंगार्चनं सदा कार्यं जप्यो मंत्रः षडक्षरः २७ ।
Why should I say more? The sensible person shall always apply the ash, shall always worship the phallic image and shall always repeat the six-syllabled mantra of Śiva.
english translation
ब्रह्मणा विष्णुना वापि रुद्रे ण मुनिभिः सुरैः । भस्मधारणमाहात्म्यं न शक्यं परिभाषितुम् २८ ।
Neither Brahmā, nor Viṣṇu, nor Rudra, nor sages, nor the devas can explain adequately the greatness of the application of the ashes.
english translation
इति वर्णाश्रमाचारो लुप्तवर्णक्रियोपि च । पापात्सकृत्त्रिपुंड्रस्य धारणात्सोपि मुच्यते २९ ।
Even if a person has eschewed the duties of the different Varṇas and Āśramas, even if a person has omitted the holy rites of the Varṇas, he shall be freed from the sin if he wears Tripuṇḍra once.
english translation
ये भस्मधारिणं त्यक्त्वा कर्म कुर्वंति मानवाः । तेषां नास्ति विनिर्मोक्षः संसाराज्जन्मकोटिभिः 1-24-३० ।
Those men who exclude a man wearing Tripuṇḍra and perform holy rites are not liberated from worldly bondage even after crores of births.
english translation