मार उवाच--कथमिहाहं नार्चितो भवामि, यदेवं मां प्रणमसीति। स्थविरो ऽब्रवीत्--श्रूयताम्, यथा त्वं नैव मया अभ्यर्चितो भवसि, न च मया समयातिक्रमः कृत इति।
māra uvāca--kathamihāhaṃ nārcito bhavāmi, yadevaṃ māṃ praṇamasīti/ sthaviro 'bravīt--śrūyatām, yathā tvaṃ naiva mayā abhyarcito bhavasi, na ca mayā samayātikramaḥ kṛta iti/
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.