— as; — among men; — knowers of the Tantra; — among rivers; — the Gaṅgā (Jāhnavī); — as; — as I (am foremost); — among the lords of heaven; — among the Āgamas; — this (work); — so
As the knowers of the Tantra are foremost among men, as the Gaṅgā among rivers, as I am foremost among the lords of heaven, so is this work foremost among the Āgamas.