Having worshipped Mahadeva thus, he acquired the sovereignty of the celestials. Narada also, in days of yore, worshipped the great Bhava with devotion of heart.
आराध्य स महादेवं देवराजमवाप्तवान्। नारदेन तु भक्त्याऽसौ भव आराधित: पुरा॥