The greatness of Varanasi — The Glory of Orhkarehara and Krttivdseivara Lingas^ S uta said : - Verse 22
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 32 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
भस्मोद्धूलितसर्वाङ्गो रुद्राध्ययनतत्परः। आराधयन हरिः शंभुं कृत्वा पाशुपतं व्रतम।।
bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṅgo rudrādhyayanatatparaḥ| ārādhayan hariḥ śaṃbhuṃ kṛtvā pāśupataṃ vratam||
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In other places, salvation may or may not be attained in the course of a thousand births. But at the shrine of Krt- tiv^a, salvation is obtained in the course of a single birth.