“O holy lord, I wish to see Girisa who wears ele¬ phant-hide for his robes. I have come to your abode because I am desirous of seeing the Lord. How can Lord Isa, the most excellent among the knowers of Yoga, be seen by me ere long ? 34-35a. Where will I be able to see the consort of Uma ?” The holy lord who was addressed thus, replied—“Para- mesvara is seen only through devotion and severe penance. Perform that penance here with full self-control. 35b-36a. The leading sages, the expounders of Brahman, meditate on and propitiate Isvara, the lord of Devas, here. The Yogins and the ascetics do so. 36b-37a. It is here that the bull-bannered holy Lord sports in the company of his consort and surrounded by different kinds of goblins and Yogins. 37b-38a. Formerly, in this very hermitage, the blessed sage Vasistha, performed a very severe penance aiming at Rudra and secured the Yogic power (or proficiency in Yoga) from Mahesvara. 38b-39a. It was here only that the blessed Kfsna Dvaipa- yana himself visualised the Supreme Lord Siva and obtained knowledge about Isvara. 214 Kurma Pur ana 39b-40a. Here in the penance grove, sages endowed with devotion, performed penance and secured sons from Rudra having matted hair. 40b-4la. Eulogising Mahadevi, Bhavani (Uma) the great goddess and Mahadeva, Devas freed from fear attained ecstatic pleasure.* ** 4lb-42. Savarni, the most excellent among the performers of penance, propitiated Mahadeva here and secured the greatest Yoga and the excellent authorship. He composed the splendid Sarhhita of Puranas'^ for the good people.