 तप्यमाने तपो देवे देवा: सर्षिगणा: पुरा।सेनापतिमभीप्सन्त: पितामहमुपागमन्।। 
 In olden days when Iswara was engaged in austerities, the devatas together with the ascetics, approached Lord Brahma for an army general.   