नन्दीश्वर उवाच ।। शृणु तात महाप्राज्ञ विधिकामप्रपूरकम् ।। अर्द्धनारीनराख्यं हि शिवरूपमनुत्तमम् ।। १ ।।
Nandīśvara said:— O dear one of great intellect, please listen to the description of Śiva’s form half-male and half-female,[1] than which there is nothing more excellent and which completes the work of the Creator.