Salutations were offered to the endless and infallible Lord, to Jāmadagnya, and to the divine forms of Varuṇa, Indra, and Yama. Praise was given to the supreme Lord, who embodies the three worlds and bears Sarasvatī upon his lips, the all-knowing god. To the sinless one, adorned with fortune and Lakshmi upon his chest, possessing countless arms, thighs, feet, ears, eyes, and heads—many who attained him, the blissful one, found true happiness. It was declared that those who do not take refuge in Hari, the ocean of compassion, remain deprived of fortune, afflicted by impurity and misery. Seekers of liberation proclaim him to be the subtle, supreme, infinite light—the essence of Om, transcending nature, pure consciousness, and bliss. Even those without worldly desires worship the Lord with great fivefold sacrifices; having fulfilled their desires, they cross the ocean of worldly existence and enter his divine realm. With equality toward all beings and peaceful disposition, perceiving the six waves, they abandon the fruits of actions through knowledge and meditation, entering into Shambhu. Neither caste nor duties, nor Vedic scriptures, nor meditation or samadhi are necessary; with devotion, one bows to Rudra, Shiva, Shankara, the peaceful-minded god Soma. Even a fool, by devotion to Shambhu’s feet, may attain liberation—through knowledge, sacrifice, austerity, meditation, offerings, and great fruits. The supreme fruit is devotion to Soma-īśvara, day and night, always dear to every living being, the fruit seen and heard. This devotion is not merely a ladder to heaven and liberation, but the means to reach the Lord’s feet; the wise know its true value. Therefore, a prayer arose: “O compassionate one, grant me devotion to you. There is no true means of serving your form. Seeing your greatness, O Lord, show favor even to us sinners.” The Lord is both gross and subtle, beginningless and eternal, father and mother, both unreal and real; so praised by the Vedas and Purāṇas, Soma-īśvara is bowed to with reverence. Pleased, Hari and Hara, the two lords of the gods, spoke: “Ask whatever you desire, any boon, even the most difficult to obtain.” Indra, the king of the gods, addressed them: “My kingdom is repeatedly gained and lost; may that misfortune end. May my kingdom be firm and unshakable. If you are truly pleased, may everything of mine always remain steady.” Hari and Hara joyfully agreed, their faces smiling, and bestowed supreme grace. These two, whose nature is beyond decline, support, and change, are the refuge of all worlds and bestowers of enjoyment and liberation. At the great sacred place Gautami, the threefold divinity fulfills desires. There, with this mantra, one should bathe reverently. Bṛhaspati was instructed to perform the anointing of Mahendra for auspiciousness, remembering both gods, to attain stability in prosperity. All good deeds from this or previous births may come to fulfillment—salutations to Godāvarī. Whoever bathes in the Gautamī, remembering thus, by the gods’ grace, attains complete righteousness, is freed from faults of previous births, and becomes virtuous. Indra and Bṛhaspati, delighted, performed the great abhiṣeka of Indra, with the Guru of the gods officiating. By this, the river became auspicious and was called Maṅgalā; its confluence became holy, bestowing auspiciousness like the Gaṅgā. Praised by Indra, Viṣṇu, the embodiment of the universe, appeared directly; Śakra obtained the earth, equal to the three worlds, from the Lord of the universe. Thus, Govinda became renowned there, and the earth, equal to the three worlds, was granted to the wielder of the thunderbolt. Hari granted this, and Govinda became Hari; sovereignty over the three worlds was attained by Hari from Hari. Stability was established by Maheśvara, the god of gods, whom Bṛhaspati, the guru of the gods, praised. For the stability of Indra’s kingdom, Siddheśvara, worshipped by the gods, manifested there as a liṅga. From then, the tīrtha became famous as Govinda, Maṅgalāsaṃgama, and Pūṛṇatīrtha, the supreme. It is also known as Indratīrtha and Bārhaspatya, where Siddheśvara, Viṣṇu, and Govinda are present. All bathing, giving, or meritorious acts performed there are inexhaustible and most dear to the ancestors. Whoever hears, recites, or remembers daily the greatness of that tīrtha, it grants restoration of lost kingdoms. On both banks, there are thirty-seven thousand tīrthas, all bestowing every accomplishment. There is no tīrtha as great as Pūṛṇatīrtha; the man who does not serve it from birth is fruitless. Known as Rāmatīrtha, it destroys the sin of killing a fetus; by merely hearing of it, one is freed from all sins. In this lineage, born in the Ikṣvāku dynasty, was a kṣatriya renowned in the world—strong, intelligent, and heroic like Śakra, lord of the city. King Daśaratha ruled the ancestral kingdom as Bali once did; he had three queens: Kauśalyā, Sumitrā, and Kaikeyī—noble, fortunate, and endowed with beauty and auspicious marks.