On account of his devotion to the illustrious Rudra whom he pleased, O Bharata, in the hermitage of Badari, by penances, that the great Krishna has succeeded in overwhelming the entire universe.
रुद्रभक्त्या तु कृष्णेन जगद् व्याप्तं महात्मना। तं प्रसाद्य तदा देवं बदाँ किल भारत॥