Having replaced the Earth in her former position, that foremost of Purushas, his body smeared with water and mud, began to do what was necessary for the world and its inhabitants.
सापयित्वा तु धरणी स्वे स्थाने पुरुषोत्तमः। जलकर्दमलिप्ताङ्गो लोककार्यार्थमुद्यतः॥