Hari, who himself is above all decay, saw the power of the great Mahadeva that original cause of the universe, on the occasion of his penances in the retreat of Vadari undergone for getting a son.
ऐश्वर्यं यादृशं तस्य जगधोनेर्महात्मनः। तदयं दृष्टवान् साक्षात् पुत्रार्थे हरिरच्युतः॥