*महादेव उवाच एतद्व्रतं त्वयैकेन चीर्णं नान्येन केनचित् । तस्माद्वै तपसा बुद्ध्या श्रुतेन च बलेन च
*mahādeva uvāca etadvrataṃ tvayaikena cīrṇaṃ nānyena kenacit / tasmādvai tapasā buddhyā śrutena ca balena ca
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.