स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परमधर्मो भयावहः । विधिं संत्यज्य शास्त्रीयं तपो घोरं कथं चरेत्
svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paramadharmo bhayāvahaḥ | vidhiṃ saṃtyajya śāstrīyaṃ tapo ghoraṃ kathaṃ caret
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.