naham na yajno na ca yuyam anye
ye deha-bhajo munayas ca tattvam
viduh pramanam bala-viryayor va
yasyatma-tantrasya ka upayam vidhitset
na-not; aham-I; na-nor; yajnah-Indra; na-nor; ca-and; yuyam-all of you; anye-others; ye-who; deha-bhajah-of those who bear material bodies; munayah-the sages; ca-and; tattvam-the truth; viduh-know; pramanam-the extent; bala-viryayoh-of the strength and power; va-or; yasya-of Lord Siva; atma-tantrasya-of Lord Siva, who is self-dependent; kah-what; upayam-means; vidhitset-should wish to devise.