Brahmā said: Knowing him as the great lord and knowing me as the lotus-eyed Viṣṇu, knowing also that the lord is the greatest of all living beings, the bestower of boons and the preceptor of the universe, you should bow to him, uttering the praṇava (oṃkāra) mantra and the Sāman verses. If he is infuriated he will burn us both by his very breath. After realizing the lord of great strength and yoga, I shall keep you in front and eulogize him who is of fiery and dazzling splendour.