शिवशर्मोवाच- विष्णुशर्मन्निदं पूर्ववृत्तमाज्ञाय मत्पिता । पप्रच्छ मुनिशार्दूलं देवलं ज्ञानवत्तरम्
śivaśarmovāca- viṣṇuśarmannidaṃ pūrvavṛttamājñāya matpitā | papraccha muniśārdūlaṃ devalaṃ jñānavattaram
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.