वैश्यपतिरुवाच ।। पाहि शंकर देवेश पाहि शंभो शिवेति च ।। दुष्टादस्मात्त्रिलोकेश खलहन्भक्तवत्सल ।। ८।।
The leading Vaiśya said:— O Śiva, save me. O lord of gods, save me. O Śiva, save me now from this wicked Rākṣasa. O lord of the three worlds, O slayer of the wicked, O one favourably disposed towards his devotees.