You will enjoy a thousand divine years together with Śambhu, at a time when all the worlds are celebrated in grand ceremonies. In villages and cities alike, the village deity is honored and worshipped. By my command, and through the various tantras composed by Shiva himself, there will arise great beings who serve as your attendants alone. And those who worship you, O Mother, in the sacred land of Bharata, will be blessed. Having spoken these words, he imparted to her the eleven-syllabled mantra. With proper method and out of compassion for devotees, he performed meditation for her. He bestowed upon her the power suitable for creation, granting all perfections and the fulfillment of wishes. The Lord of the universe then gave him the thirteen-syllabled mantra, and, along with that mantra for righteousness, bestowed knowledge of accomplishments. In this way, the supreme mantras and similar gifts were given to Kubera and others. Then the Blessed Lord spoke: “Create, O greatly fortunate one, the supreme and various creation, O Vidhi.” Having said this to Brahma, Krishna presented him with a beautiful garland. Sauti continued: In the beginning, he created the earth from the fat of Madhu and Kaitabha. He formed eight principal and delightful mountains: Sumeru, Kailasa, Malaya, and Himalaya among them. He fashioned the seven oceans and rivers of various kinds—the oceans of salt, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter, curds, milk, and water. And upon that lotus-shaped earth, he made the seven continents. O Brahmin, listen to the account of the land called Dvīpa, which was created according to divine ordinance. The Lord created eight cities upon the eight peaks of Meru. At the base of Ananta, the Lord of the worlds constructed a city. He made Bhūrloka, Bhuvarloka, and the exceedingly delightful Svarloka. At the summit of the peak lies Brahmaloka, a realm free from old age and decay. Beneath that, the Lord of the universe fashioned the seven Pātālas: Atala, Vitala, Sutala, and Talātala among them. With the seven continents, the seven heavens, and the seven Pātālas, thus the entire countless universe is indeed artificial, crafted by divine will. In each universe, the guardians of the directions are Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara. The Lord of the worlds cannot count the multitude of universes; though capable of reckoning, even He cannot enumerate them. There are worlds that are artificial, and those established in the universe: Vaikuṇṭha, Śivaloka, and Goloka—of which Goloka is the most supreme. Sauti continued: The passionate one deposited his seed in Kāmuḳī, as is the way of desire. She bore that divine and exceedingly difficult embryo for a hundred years. From this arose various collections of treatises, including logic, grammar, and others. The six delightful rāgas, each endowed with various rhythms, were also born. The divisions of time—the year, month, season, lunar day, and the smaller measures such as daṇḍa and kṣaṇa—came forth. Along with nourishment, the army of the gods, intelligence, victory, and triumph, all were manifested as part of this wondrous creation.