The great lord of all creatures, viz., the Grandfather Brahman himself, having penances for riches, composed those Mantras, after having observed especial penances for some time. O sire, it is Shankara who created all the creatures in the universe, mobile and immobile.
प्रजापतिस्तत् ससृजे तपसोऽन्ते महातपाः। शङ्कररत्वसृजत् तात प्रजा: स्थावरजङ्गमाः॥