I bow to you who are the destroyer of the triple city of the Asuras, to you who are the destroyer of (Daksha's) sacrifice, to you who are the destroyer of the person of Kama (the god of love) to you who hold the rod of destruction.
नमस्त्रिपुरहर्ताय यज्ञविध्वंसनाय च। नमः कामाङ्गनाशाय कालदण्डधराय च॥