Vaishampayana said "After all the soldiers had been killed during the hour of sleep by those three carwarriors, king Yudhishthira sorrowfully said to Krishna:-'How, O Krishna, could my sons, all of whom were great car-warriors, be killed by the sinful and wretched Ashvatthaman who is not an expert in battle?

How also could Drona's son kill the children of Drupada, all of whom were masters of weapons, powerful and capable of fighting with hundreds of thousands of enemies?

How could he kill that best of car-warriors, viz., Dhrishtadyumna, before whom the great bowman Drona himself could not appear?

What act was done by the preceptor' son, O foremost of men, for which he succeeded in killing, single-headed, all our men in battle?'

Krishna said Drona's son had sought the help of that highest of all the gods, the eternal Mahadeva! For this he could kill single-handed, so large a number of warriors,

If Mahadeva is pleased he can grant even immortality! Girisha can give such courage as will succeed in checking Indra himself.

I know Mahadeva truly, foremost of Bharata's race! I know also his various former deeds.

He, is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all creatures! This universe acts and moves through his power.

The powerful Grandfather, desirous of creating living animals saw Rudra; and the Grandfather asked him, saying,-Create living creatures immediately.—Thus addressed the twany haired Rudra said,-So be it!-and plunged himself into the water and practised austerities for a long time, because he was sensible of the defects of living creatures.

Having waited for Rudra for a very long time, the Grandfather by his willpower called into being another living being for the purpose of propagating his species.

Seeing Girisha plunged into the water, this (second) being, said to his father,-If there be no other being born before me, then I shall multiply my self.

His father replied, saying,—There is no other born before you! Shiva has pledged himself into the water! Go and create living creatures, without any fear.

He then created many living creatures, having Daksha for their first, who created all those four-fold creatures.

As soon, as they were born, they ran, O king, towards their father,. stricken with hunger and desirous of eating him up.

The second being whom Brahman had created, thereupon ran towards him, seeking protection from his own offspring. And he said to the Grandfather,-Oillustrious one, save me from these, and let these creatures have their food.

Then the Grandfather gave herbs and plants and other vegetables as their food, and assigned for the strong the weaker creatures as their food.

Their means of sustenance having been thus settled the newly created creatures all went away where they liked, and cheerfully multiplied their respective species.

After the creatures had multiplied and Brahma had become well gratified, the firstborn rose from water and saw the living creation.

He saw that various kinds of creatures had been created and that they had multiplied themselves. Seeing it, Rudra became angry and made his generative organ disappear in the bowels of the Earth. Then soothing him by soft words, Brahman said to him-O Sarva, what were you doing so long within the water? Why have you made your generative organ disappear in the bowels of the Earth?

Thus accosted, that lord of the universe angrily answered the lord Brahman,Somebody else has created all these creatures. What purpose then would be fulfilled by this organ of mine.

I have, by my active penances, O Grandfather, created all these creatures. These herbs and plants also will multiply like those that will live upon them.

Saying so, Bhava went away, dispirited and angry, to the foot of the Munjavat mountains for practising austere penances.”