Salutation to you, O Hrishikesha, O foremost of Beings, O First-born! This was the sound we heard, uttered distinctly and in accordance with the rules of orthoepy.
नमस्तेऽस्तु हृषीकेश महापुरुषपूर्वज॥ इति शब्दः श्रुतोऽस्माभिः शिक्षाक्षरसमन्वितः।