Then the divine and sacred Sthanu, that destroyer of hostile heroes, that lord of the Vedas and the scriptures, filled with pity, tried to please Brahma.
ततोऽध्वरजटः स्थाणुर्वेदाध्वरपतिः शिवः। जगाम शरणं देवो ब्रह्माणं परवीरहा।॥