Sūta said: Thus, as Rudra desisted from creating mortal subjects he obtained the title ‘sthāṇu’. O Brahmins, Rudra alone is capable of that. He is the supreme and unsullied soul who can assume physical bodies when, he wills. The lord bestows happiness on all living beings mercifully and without strain. He has, therefore, acquired the title Śaṅkara. He is the all-pervading soul who bestows blessings upon the person who out of the fear of worldly existence has resorted to yoga whereby he has become detached eschewing worldly activities and pleasures. [It is enjoined that] detachment can be produced by perfect knowledge as well. The indiscriminate eschewal of this knowledge is meaningless and is contrary to the purpose. It is through his grace that the confluence of knowledge and detachment takes place.