स मोचयति सुप्रीतः शरण्य: शरणागतान् । जो सब प्रकारकी ग्रहबाधाओंसे पीड़ित हैं और सम्पूर्ण पापोंमें डूबे हुए हैं, वे भी यदि शरणमें आ जायँ तो शरणागतवत्सल भगवान् शिव अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर उन्हें पाप-तापसे मुक्त कर देते हैं
sa mocayati suprītaḥ śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇāgatān |
Vyāsa said: The Lord who is the refuge of all, being greatly pleased, delivers those who have sought refuge. Even those afflicted by every kind of planetary or demonic oppression and sunk in all sins—if they come seeking shelter—are, by the grace of refuge-loving Lord Śiva, freed from sin and suffering.
व्यास उवाच