Having said this, Brahmă along with the celestials went to his own quarters. On the deities with Brahmã at their head, having departed foe the heavenly regions, the selfpossessed lord of wealth of subdued senses with joined hands spoke to his sire, saying, 'o reverend one, I have received the wished-for boon from the great-father, but the exalted lord of creatures has not fixed any abode for me. Therefore, O lord, do you seek out some dwelling for me, where no creature whatever can come by misfortune. Thus accosted by his son, that best of ascetics, Viśravä, spoke, O righteous one,' Listen! O excellent one.
इत्युक्त्वा स गतो ब्रह्मा स्वस्थानं त्रिदशैः सह। गतेषु ब्रह्मपूर्वेषु देवेष्वथ नभस्तलम्॥ धनेशः पितरं प्राह प्राञ्जलिः प्रयतात्मवान्। भगवल्लब्धवानस्मि वरमिष्टं पितामहात्॥ निवासनं न मे देवो विदधे स प्रजापतिः। तं पश्य भगवन्कंचिनिवासं साधु मे प्रभो। न च पीडा भवेद्यत्र प्राणिनो यस्य कस्यचित्।।२३ एवमुक्तस्तु पुत्रेण विश्रवा मुनिपुङ्गवः। वचनं प्राह धर्मज्ञ श्रूयतामिति सत्तम॥