Sūta said: The prāṇas are stationed in all living beings. The trident-bearing lord Śiva who enforces strict discipline granted him life again. After obtaining life, lord Brahmā saluted lord Śiva, the lord of Devas. By means of Gāyatrī he perceived him as identical with the universe. On seeing and eulogizing him as such, Brahmā was struck with wonder. Bowing to him again and again, he proclaimed: “O lord! how is it that you have assumed such forms as Sadyojāta and others.”