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प्रेतावासेषु घोरेषु प्रेतैर्भूतगणैर्वृतः ।
अटत्युन्मत्तवन्नग्नो व्युप्तकेशो हसन्रुदन् ।
चिताभस्मकृतस्नानः प्रेतस्रङ्न्रस्थिभूषणः ।
शिवापदेशो ह्यशिवो मत्तो मत्तजनप्रियः ।
पतिः प्रमथनाथानां तमोमात्रात्मकात्मनाम् ॥ १५ ॥

pretavasesu ghoresu

pretair bhuta-ganair vrtah

ataty unmattavan nagno

vyupta-keso hasan rudan

cita-bhasma-krta-snanah

preta-sraṅ-nr-asthi-bhusanah

sivapadeso hy asivo

matto matta-jana-priyah

patih pramatha-nathanam

tamo-matratmakatmanam

preta-avasesu-at the burning places of dead bodies; ghoresu-horrible; pretaih-by the pretas; bhuta-ganaih-by the bhutas; vrtah-accompanied by; atati-he wanders; unmattavat-like a madman; nagnah-naked; vyupta-kesah-having scattered hair; hasan-laughing; rudan-crying; cita-of the funeral pyre; bhasma-with the ashes; krta-snanah-taking bath; preta-of the skulls of dead bodies; srak-having a garland; nr-asthi-bhusanah-ornamented with dead men's bones; siva-apadesah-who is siva, or auspicious, only in name; hi-for; asivah-inauspicious; mattah-crazy; matta-jana-priyah-very dear to the crazy beings; patih-the leader; pramatha-nathanam-of the lords of the pramathas; tamah-matra-atmaka-atmanam-of those grossly in the mode of ignorance.