*मार्कण्डेय उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रयागे तु अनाशकफलं विभो । प्राप्नोति पुरुषो धीमाञ् श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः
*mārkaṇḍeya uvāca śṛṇu rājanprayāge tu anāśakaphalaṃ vibho / prāpnoti puruṣo dhīmāñ śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ
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.