After the marriage was over of the illustrious and great Rudra armed with the trident, O son Bhrigu's race, with the goddess who became his consort, on the breast of that foremost of mountains, viz., Himavat, the illustrious and great deity wished to unite himself with the goddess. Thereupon all the celestials, stricken with anxiety, approached Rudra. Bending their heads with respect and pleasing Mahadeva and his boon-giving consort Uma, both of whom were seated together, they addressed Rudra, O perpetuator of Bhrigu's race, saying, This union, O illustrious and sinless one, of you with the goddess, is a union of an ascetic with another. Indeed, it is the union, O lord, of one energetic person with another equally so. You, O illustrious one, are of irresistible energy. The goddess Uma also is gifted with energy that is equally irresistible.