Salutations to you who are armed with bones and who are fond of the ashes of funeral pyres. Salutation to you who are dreadful, who are horrible to look at, and who are an observer of dreadful, vows and practises.
नमः कपालहस्ताय चितिभस्मप्रियाय च। विभीषणाय भीष्माय भीमव्रतधराय च॥