You know and guide every heart; you are he who overspreads the entire universe; you are he who collects or stores the good and bad deeds of all creatures in order to distribute the fruits thereof; you are he who lives during even the night that follows the universal dissolution; you are the holder of the bow called Pinaka; you live in even the Daityas whence are the marks of your arrows; you are the author of prosperity; you are the powerful monkey who helped Vishnu in the incarnation of Rama in his expedition against Ravana.
ईशान ईश्वरः कालो निशाचारी पिनाकवान्। निमित्तस्थो निमित्तं च नन्दिनन्दिकरो हरिः॥