Skandapurana 1.4.10.54

1.4.10.54

pāpopahatabuddhīnāṃ śive vārtāpi durlabhā..
durlabhaṃ bhārate janma durlabhaṃ śivapūjanam.. 12.54 ..

For those whose intellect is struck by sin, even talk of Śiva is difficult to attain. / Difficult to attain is birth in Bhārata; difficult to attain is the worship of Śiva;