O foremost of Brahmanas, seek the protection of that Lord of the gods, he consort of Uma! It is better to incur even the anger of that foremost of gods than to obtain boons from any god.
शरणं गच्छ विप्रेन्द्र देवदेवमुमापतिम्। वरं क्रोधोऽपि देवस्य वरदानं न चान्यतः॥