*सूत उवाच आदिष्टो ब्रह्मणा पूर्वम् अत्रिः सर्गविधौ पुरा । अनुत्तमं नाम तपः सृष्ट्यर्थं तप्तवान्प्रभुः
*sūta uvāca ādiṣṭo brahmaṇā pūrvam atriḥ sargavidhau purā / anuttamaṃ nāma tapaḥ sṛṣṭyarthaṃ taptavānprabhuḥ
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.