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पितामहसमः साम्ये प्रसादे गिरिशोपमः ।
आश्रयः सर्वभूतानां यथा देवो रमाश्रयः ॥ २३ ॥
 
pitamaha-samah samye
prasade girisopamah
asrayah sarva-bhutanam
yatha devo ramasrayah
pitamaha-grandfather, or Brahma; samah-equally good; samye-in the matter; prasade-in charity or in munificence; girisa-Lord Siva; upamah-comparison of equilibrium; asrayah-resort; sarva-all; bhutanam-of the living beings; yatha-as; devah-the Supreme Lord; rama-asrayah-the Personality of Godhead.