The Story of Sage Śveta - Verse 33
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 30.33
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Sanskrit Original
प्रसादे नैव सा भक्तिः शिवे परमकारणे। अथ तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते परमर्षयः।।
prasāde naiva sā bhaktiḥ śive paramakāraṇe| atha tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve te paramarṣayaḥ||
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Brahmā said: Neither by charitable gifts, nor by learning, can, O excellent sages devotion to Śiva, the great cause (of the universe) be acquired. It cannot be acquired by long or sessional sacrifice, holy rites, vedic texts, yogic treatises or by restraints. It is acquired only by God’s grace.