श्रीभगवानुवाच <प्रलय अन्द् सृष्टि> पञ्चाक्षरस्य माहात्म्यं वर्षकोटिशतैरपि । न शक्यं कथितुं देवि तस्मात् संक्षेपतः शृणु
śrībhagavānuvāca <pralaya and sṛṣṭi> pañcākṣarasya māhātmyaṃ varṣakoṭiśatairapi / na śakyaṃ kathituṃ devi tasmāt saṃkṣepataḥ śṛṇu
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.