For the protection of the three worlds, you have slain the demon Mahisha (buffalo); O foremost of deities, be propitious to me; give me your grace and be the cause of my wellbeing.
त्रैलोक्यरक्षणार्थाय महिषासुरनाशिनि। प्रसन्ना मे सुरश्रेष्ठे दयां कुरु शिवा भव॥