Brahmā said: On hearing his words as though in dreams passing through his mind, Brahmā became delighted in his heart. With the vital airs coming back to him, he looked at Maheśvara with his eyes that had the lustre of full blown lotus. After glancing up at him for a long time, lord Brahmā got up and said with palms joined in reverence in a tone affectionate and majestic.