Verse 3

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In plain words

You with the blue throat, you with the bull on your banner, you with five faces, lord of the worlds, wearing Śeṣa, the great serpent, coiled at your wrist, lord of the Pramathas, the fierce hosts, Śarva—you of the heavy matted hair, Paśupati, lord of every bound creature, husband of Girijā, the mountain's daughter: Lord of the universe, protect me from the dense thicket of saṃsāra's suffering.

Close to the Sanskrit

O Blue-Throated One, O Bull-Bannered One, O Five-Faced One, O Lord of the worlds, O you whose bracelet is the serpent Śeṣa, O Lord of the Pramathas, O Śarva—O Dhūrjaṭi, O Paśupati, Lord of all bound creatures, O husband of Girijā, protect me from the dense thicket of the suffering of saṃsāra, O Lord of the universe.