To him who is the Soul of all creatures, and who is called Hara of great energy. Hear me recite those thousand and eight names of the great Sharva.
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य हरस्यामिततेजसः। अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु नाम्नां शर्वस्य मे शृणु।