The glorious lord said:: At the behest of Śaṅkara, Śakti immediately, at first, bowed down to the lord of Devas and to Umā. He then bowed to the excellent Vasiṣṭha and to Arundhatī his highly blessed mother, the auspicious lady who considered her husband her god. At the behest of the lord of the Universe the powerful Śakti said:—