Sūta said: “Previously, lord Maheśvara had been propitiated by me in the previous birth since I have been burned now by Śiva. Hence, this has come to pass. Otherwise, this does not fit in. He who remembers Rudra even once in his mind at the time of death attains identity with him. Why not then he who remembers many times. Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Devas including Indra seek refuge in him. One shall certainly seek refuge in him alone.” After thinking thus, Andhaka, delighted in his mind, eulogised Śiva, Īśāna who had suppressed him. It was due to the weightiness of his merit that Andhaka could eulogise thus.