Then, with deep reverence, Brahma joined his palms and bowed before Mahādeva. With humility and devotion, he addressed Maheśvara, saying, “O Lord, let the wedding be performed.” Hearing these words from Brahma, the Supreme Lord, the master of all beings, replied graciously to the Lord of the world, “Let it be as you wish.” At that very moment, for the wedding of Maheśa, the virtuous ones witnessed a wondrous sight: a divine and splendid city, fashioned from radiant jewels, appeared, created by Brahma’s own power. Suddenly, the great mothers of the universe—Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kadru, Sukālikā, Pulomā, Surasā, Siṃhikā, and Vinatā—manifested there directly. Along with them came Siddhi, Māyā, Kriyā, Durgā herself, Sudhā, Svadhā, Sāvitrī, the mother of the Vedas, Rājanī, Dakṣiṇā, and Dyuti. Also present were Svāhā, Svāhāmati, Buddhi, Ṛddhi, Vṛddhi, Sarasvatī, Rākā, Kuhū, Sinīvālī, the goddess Anumatī, and many others. Dharaṇī, Dhāraṇī, Celā, Śacī, Nārāyaṇī, and numerous other mothers and wives of the gods appeared as well. Joyfully, all these divine beings proclaimed, “This is Śaṅkara’s wedding!” and came forth in celebration. Serpents, Garuḍas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and their countless hosts joined in the joyous procession. Even the oceans, mountains, clouds, months, years, the Vedas, mantras, sacrifices, hymns, and all the laws of righteousness themselves came forth to witness the sacred event. The powerful utterance “huṅ,” the sacred syllable “Om,” countless gatekeepers, a myriad of celestial nymphs, and their attendants arrived, filling the city with divine energy. All the rivers from every island and the heavenly realms assumed graceful feminine forms and came forth, their hearts brimming with joy. The exalted hosts of attendants, honored throughout the worlds, arrived in delight to witness Śaṅkara’s wedding. Hosts of attendants with conch-colored forms, and the lords of hosts—numbering in the millions—gathered. Among them came Kekarākṣa with ten, Vidyut with eight, Viśākha with sixty-four, Pārayātrika with nine, Sarvāntaka the illustrious with six, and Vikṛtānana. Jvālākeśa, leader of hosts, arrived with twelve million, Samada the illustrious with seven, and Dundubha with eight. Kapālīśa brought five, Saṃdāraka the auspicious six, and Gaṇḍaka and Kuṃbhaka each brought countless millions. Viṣṭambha, foremost among attendants, came with eight; Pippala with a thousand, and Saṃnāda likewise. Āveṣṭana with eight, Candratāpana with seven, and Mahākeśa with a thousand, all surrounded by millions of attendants. Kuṇḍī with twelve, Vīra and Parvataka the auspicious, Kāla and Kālaka, and Mahākāla with a hundred all assembled. Āgnika arrived with a hundred million, Agnimukha and Ādityamūrdhā each with a million, and Dhanāvaha. Saṃnāma with a hundred, Kumuda with millions, Amogha, Kokila, and Sumantraka with countless millions followed. Kākapāṭa and Saṃtānaka each brought sixty, Mahābala with nine, Madhupiṅga and Piṅgala joined them. Nīla, lord of the gods, came with ninety, as did Pūrṇabhadra; Caturvaktra the mighty arrived with seventy million. Surrounded by twenty hundred thousand millions, all the gods gathered to see Śaṅkara, the Auspicious One. Pramatha came with a thousand million hosts, Vīrabhadra with sixty-four, and Romaja with millions. Karaṇa with twenty, Kevala the auspicious with ninety, Pañcākṣa, Śatamanyu, and Meghamanyu joined the assembly. Kāṣṭhakūṭa with sixty-four, Sukeśa, Vṛṣabha, and the Blessed Virūpākṣa, the eternal one, with sixty-four, were present. Tāluketu, Ṣaḍāsya, Pañcāsya the eternal one, Saṃvartaka, Caitra, and Lakulīśa, the Lord himself, arrived. Lokāntaka, Dīptāsya, Daityāntaka the Lord, Mṛtyuhṛt, Kālahā, Kāla, and the bestower of victory over death joined in. Viṣāda, Viṣada, Vidyutaḥ, Kāntaka the Lord, Deva, Bhṛṅgī, Riṭi the illustrious one, and the beloved of the Lord of gods were all there. Aśani, Bhāsaka, and Sahasrapāt with sixty-four, along with countless other mighty Gaṇas, assembled. All these attendants, with a thousand arms, wore matted hair as crowns, adorned with crescent moons, blue-throated, and three-eyed. They were embellished with necklaces, earrings, armlets, crowns, and other ornaments, resembling Brahmā, Indra, and Viṣṇu, and endowed with wondrous yogic powers. The lords of the Gaṇas, shining like ten million suns, arrived—those who dwell in the netherworlds and in all realms. Tuṃbaru, Nārada, Hāhā, Hūhū, and the singers of Sāma, bearing jewels and musical instruments, came to the jeweled city. The sages, rich in ascetic merit, recited auspicious marriage mantras with hearts full of joy. As all had assembled everywhere, Girijā, the pure-smiling daughter of the mountain, adorned herself with her own hand. Keśava himself led her into the city, and the gathered assembly addressed the Lord of gods, Nārāyaṇa, the unborn Hari. They spoke, “At the beginning, you were born along with Bhavānī and the gods; from the left side of Rudra, and I, O Lord, from the right. My form is the Lord of the snowy mountain, created for the sake of sacrifice; and this daughter of Himavat was born by the Māyā of the Supreme Lord.