Śailādi said: Then all these assembled there joyously:—Devas along with Indra, Viṣṇu and others, the sages, Brahmā and nine Brahmās[1]. When all of them had come, lord Parameśvara directed Brahmā to perform the rite. At the behest of the lord, Brahmā performed the rite of ablution with great attention. After worshipping him Brahmā himself poured the water.