Verse 1

अथ स्थितिप्रकरणादनन्तरमिदं श्रृणु ।उपशमप्रकरणं ज्ञातं निर्वाणकारि यत्

In plain words

Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Now, immediately after the Prakaraṇa on Sthiti, hear this: the Prakaraṇa on Upaśama, which, once known, brings about nirvāṇa.