Sūta said: On hearing these words in the Heaven, the great sages joined their palms in reverence. Deciding to install the Liṅga they bowed down mentally to the unchanging lord identical with the Liṅga. Indra the lord of all Devas, the unborn lord Viṣṇu, the lord of everything, the excellent sages including Guru—the preceptor of Devas, the groups of Devas, Asuras and excellent men—all these imagined themselves to be identical with the Liṅga. On hearing these words in the Heaven the sages of the six great spiritual families,[1] endowed with concentration eschewed everything and attempted to install the lord. The sages of holy rites then asked the sinless Sūta about the installation of the Liṅga. Their voices were choked with delight.