Verse 40

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। ॥ ४० ॥

In plain words

Śambhu, you who wear your beloved serpents as jewels — this is what I have composed in bhujaṅgaprayāta, the metre with a serpent’s gliding gait. Whoever recites this Stotra, this hymn, with deep Bhakti, loving devotion, attains good sons, long life, health, and Aiśvarya — prosperity and sovereign power.

Close to the Sanskrit

O you whose adornment is your beloved serpents, O Śambhu, thus by me, in bhujaṅgaprayāta, the serpent-gliding metre, this has been composed. A man, having recited this Stotra, this hymn, with great Bhakti, devotion, attains good sons, long life, health, and Aiśvarya, lordship.