Devanagari scriptते ऽपि संपूज्य तं देवं शूलपाणिं प्रणम्य च पप्रच्छुः संशयं चैव लोकानां हितकाम्यया //
Translationهذا البيت لا يحتوي إلا على الرمز «3» دون نصٍّ سنسكريتي، لذا يتعذّر تقديم ترجمة ذات معنى.
Word by Wordsaṃpūjyahaving duly worshipped śūlapāṇimthe trident-handed one lokānāmof the worlds; of people hitakāmyayāout of desire for (their) welfare 
SpeakerVyāsa narrates; sages approach Śiva (Śūlapāṇi) with a question for public welfare.