Kāvya, steadfast in his ascetic form and absorbed in deep meditation, endured great affliction. Though weakened by his rigorous practice, he remained radiant in glory, unwavering in his resolve. Witnessing his condition, the maiden, guided by her father’s instructions, began to serve Kāvya with utmost devotion. With gentle, pleasing words, she praised him sweetly and attended to his needs, offering massages and comforts at the right moments. She observed the rituals and disciplines that suited his vow, serving him faithfully for many years. After a thousand years, when the dreadful vow of smoke was finally completed, Kāvya was filled with satisfaction and gratitude. In his joy, he offered her a boon of her choosing, saying, “This vow has been accomplished by you alone, by none other. Through your austerity, wisdom, learning, and strength—by your energy—you will surpass all the gods. Whatever you desire, O Brāhmaṇa, O son of Bhṛgu, is yours. You will attain all that you wish, but it must not be revealed to anyone. Thus, you will become supreme over all, O best of the twice-born.” Having granted these boons to Bhārgava, Bhava further blessed him with lordship over beings, lordship over wealth, and invulnerability. Filled with joy at receiving these gifts, Kāvyā’s heart overflowed with gratitude. Standing sideways, he composed and offered a divine hymn to Maheśvara, praising the blue-red one. He bowed to Śitikaṇṭha, the youngest and radiant, the one who licks, the sage of the Kāvyas, the year, and the lord of Soma. He honored the matted-haired, the fierce, the tawny-eyed, the granter of boons, the praised, the holy, the god of gods, and the swift. His praises continued to the turbaned, the beautiful-faced, the manifold-formed, the creator, the one whose seed is wealth, Rudra, the austere, and the one of variegated garments. He saluted the short, the loose-haired, the commander, the red one, the sage, the royal tree, and the one who delights in serpents. He offered salutations to the thousand-headed, thousand-eyed, generous, boon-giver, auspicious, white, and the person. He praised the lord of mountains, the sun, the strong, the drinker of clarified butter, the well-satisfied, the well-clad, the archer, and the Bhārgava. He bowed to the sword-bearer, the star, the beautiful-eyed, the ascetic, the copper-colored, the terrible, the fierce, and the auspicious. He honored the great god, Śarva, the all-formed and auspicious, the golden one, the most excellent, the eldest, and the middle. He saluted the lord of the dwelling, the Pināka-bearer, the liberator, the solitary, the deer-hunter, the skilled, the steadfast, and the terrible. He praised the many-eyed, the bearer, the three-eyed lord, the skull-bearer, the heroic, death, and the three-eyed one. He offered salutations to the tawny, the spotted, the reddish-brown, the red, the Pināka-bearer, the swift, the variegated, and the red. He honored the drum, the one-footed, the unborn, the giver of wisdom, the forest-dweller, the householder, the ascetic, and the celibate. He bowed to Sāṃkhya, Yoga, the all-pervading, the initiated, the unstruck, Śarva, the lord of the auspicious, and Yama. He saluted the restrainer, the wise, the best among Brahmins, the great sage, the four-footed, the pure, the protector, and the swift-moving. He praised the crested, the fierce, the tusked, the creator of the universe, the shining, the renowned, the blazing, and the wise. He honored the cruel, the unchanging, the terrible, the auspicious, the gentle, the chief, the righteous, and the blessed. He offered salutations to the invulnerable, immortal, eternal, everlasting, ever-engaged, distinguished, and the witness of the Bharatas. He bowed to the protector, the patient one, the truthful, the immortal, the doer, the wielder of the axe, the bearer of the trident, and the one with divine sight. He saluted the drinker of soma, the offerer of oblations, the consumer of smoke and heat, the pure one, the one who is clothed, the one born instantly, and death itself. He honored the eater of flesh, the all-encompassing, the cloud, the lightning, the withdrawn, the most excellent, the filled, and the one with the starry mane. He praised the destroyer of the three cities, the holy ford, the crooked, the hairy, the one with sharp weapons, the explainer, the well-accomplished, and Pulastya. He bowed to the radiant, the fierce, the abundant, the bull, the observer of vows, the one who is yoked, the pure, and the one whose seed is upward. He saluted the destroyer of demons, the destroyer of dogs, the destroyer of death, the one worthy of sacrifice, the blazing one, the wise, the fire, and the stainless one. He honored the destroyer of demons, the destroyer of cattle, the remover of obstacles, the breath, the wandering one, the great one, the ocean, and the difficult to cross. He offered salutations to the dark one, the victorious, the lord of the worlds, the unattached, the one who is to be pierced, and the one established in equality. He praised the golden-armed, the all-pervading, the great, the doer of good deeds, the irresistible, the lord, and the one with good sight. He bowed to the swift-arrowed, the ever-horsed, the auspicious, the giver of liberation, the tawny, the brown, the great god, and the wise. He honored the great-bodied, the shining, the one who causes weeping, the companion, the one with a firm bow, the armored, the charioteer, and the one with a troop. He saluted the lord of Bhṛgu, Śukra, the dweller in caves, the creator, the unfailing, the tranquil, the wise, and the bull. He offered homage to the Lord who is all, who wears hides, the lord of cattle, and the lord of beings. He bowed to the syllable Oṃ, to the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma, to Svāhā and Svadhā, to the one whose essence is vaṣaṭ, and to the one whose essence is mantra. He saluted the shaper, the supporter, the doer, the one made of sight and hearing, the lord of past, present, and future, and the one whose essence is action. Thus, Kāvyā, filled with joy and reverence, praised Maheśvara with this divine hymn, expressing his gratitude for the boons bestowed and honoring the supreme Lord in all His myriad forms.