oṃ paraṃ parasthaṃ gahanād anādim ekaṃ niviṣṭaṃ bahudhā guhāṃsu/

sarvālayaṃ sarvacarācarasthaṃ tvām eva śambhuṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye //1//

garbhādhivāsapūrvakamaraṇāntakaduḥstracakraviśrāntaḥ /

ādhāraṃ bhagavantaṃ śiṣyaḥ papraccha paramārtham //2//

ādhārakārikābhis taṃ gurur abhibhāṣate sma tatsāram /

kathayaty abhinavaguptaḥ śivaśāsanadṛṣṭiyogena //3//

nijaśaktivaibhavabharā daṇḍacatuṣṭayam idaṃ vibhāgena /

śaktir māyā prakṛtiḥ pṛthvī ceti prabhāvitaṃ prabhunā //4//