Vīrabhadra said:: O lord Viṣṇu, you have incarnated for the happiness of the world. You have been engaged by the great Parameṣṭhin for the purpose of sustenance. Multitudes of creatures have been saved by you in the form of a fish. You moved about in the vast ocean-like sheet of water formerly, after tying up the boat to your tail. You held aloft the Mandara mountain in the form of a tortoise; the earth was lifted up by the Boar. With this leonine, form Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed. Again Bali was bound by you in the form of Vāmana taking up three steps. You alone are the unchanging lord of all living beings. This is your prowess: whenever any misery befalls the world, you take incarnations and make your devotees free from ailments. O lord, devoutly attached to Śiva, no one excels you; there is none equal to you.