Nandīśvara said: On hearing his words the delight of Bhavānī was evident in her face. Smilingly she said to Bhava her lord, the lord of goblins, and the bestower of boons, “O lord of Devas, it behoves you to grant him the overlordship of the worlds as also the leadership of the Gaṇas, Śailādi is my own son.”