देवानां परमो देवो यथा वै त्रिपुरांतकः । मंत्राणां परमो मंत्रस्तथा शैवः षडक्षरः
devānāṃ paramo devo yathā vai tripurāṃtakaḥ | maṃtrāṇāṃ paramo maṃtrastathā śaivaḥ ṣaḍakṣaraḥ
Như Tripurāntaka (Śiva) là vị Thần tối thượng giữa chư thiên, cũng vậy, trong mọi thần chú, thần chú Śaiva sáu âm là tối thượng.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)
Scene: Symbolic pairing: Śiva as Tripurāntaka with bow (or fiery glance) destroying Tripura, juxtaposed with a radiant six-syllable mantra hovering like a weapon of sound.
Supreme refuge is Śiva, and the most exalted means of approach is His ṣaḍakṣara mantra through japa.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse establishes a doctrinal hierarchy (Śiva as supreme; ṣaḍakṣara as supreme mantra).
Implicit prescription: undertake japa of the Śaiva ṣaḍakṣara mantra as the foremost mantra-practice.