tanmā kṛthāḥ śokamupehi śāṃtiṃ mā bhūnmahimnā tava māra mānaḥ | viśraṃbhituṃ na kṣamamadhruvā śrīścale pade kiṃ padamabhyupaiṣi ||
‘Give not way, then, to grief but put on calm; let not thy greatness, O Māra, be mixed with pride; it is not well to be confident, — fortune is unstable, — why dost thou accept a position on a tottering base?’