Sanskrit: ।  श्रीः।  आत्मबोधः।  तपोभिः क्षीणपापानां शान्तानां वीतरागिणाम्।  मुमुक्षूणामपेक्ष्योऽयमात्मबोधो विधीयते।   
English:  I am composing the ATMA-BODHA, this treatise of the Knowledge of the Self, for those who have purified themselves by austerities and are peaceful in heart and calm, who are free from cravings and are desirous of liberation.