Seeing him stand fixed and with uplifted hands and as an offering to himself, the divine Mahadeva appeared personally and smilingly said'With truth, purity, sincerity, resignation, ascetic practices, vows, forgiveness, devotion, patience, thought and word, I have been duly worshipped by Krishna of pure deeds. For this there is none dearer to me than Krishna.
तमूर्ध्वबाहुं निश्चेष्टं दृष्ट्वा हविरुपस्थितम्। अब्रवीद् भगवान् साक्षान्महादेवो हसन्निव॥ सत्यशौचार्जवत्यागैस्तपसा नियमेन च। क्षान्त्या भक्त्या च बुद्ध्या च वचसा तथा॥ यथावदहमाराद्धः कृष्णेनाक्लिकर्मणा। तस्मादिष्टतमः कृष्णादन्यो मम न विद्यते॥