Indeed, as Shiva is the foremost of all the gods, so is this hymn, consonant with the Shrutis, is the foremost of all hymns.
नाशुभं प्राप्नुयात् किंचिद् दीर्घमायुरवाप्नुयात्॥ यथा सर्वेषु देवेषु वरिष्ठो भगवाञ्छिवः।