Devanagari scriptते ऽपि संपूज्य तं देवं शूलपाणिं प्रणम्य च पप्रच्छुः संशयं चैव लोकानां हितकाम्यया //
Translationဤပုဒ်တွင် «၃» ဟူသော အမှတ်သာရှိပြီး သံஸ்கရစ် စာသားမပါသဖြင့် အဓိပ္ပါယ်ကို မပြန်ဆိုနိုင်ပါ။
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.