Having arrived at this wholesome resolution, the Ocean spake upto that best of mountains, Maināka, hued in gold and situate in the waters, saying.
इति कृत्वा मतिं साध्वी समुद्रश्छन्नमम्भसि। हिरण्यनाभं मैनाकमुवाच गिरिसत्तमम्॥