Having said this to that best of Rishis, the highly intelligent Mahadeva struck his thumb with the end of one of his fingers.
एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठं महादेवेन धीमता॥ अमुल्यग्रेण राजेन्द्र स्वङ्गुष्ठस्ताडितोऽभवत्।