In the sacred narrative, the great sage Upamanyu was blessed with wondrous gifts by Mahadeva. Oceans of honey, curd, clarified butter and rice, oceans brimming with fruits and more, were conjured for him. Mountains of sweets and an ocean of delectable foods and delicacies were offered, with Mahadeva declaring, “These I have given to you; accept them, O great sage.” Mahadeva then revealed, “Your father is Mahadeva, your mother is Jagadambika. I have granted you immortality and eternal leadership of the Ganas.” He invited Upamanyu to choose boons with joy, promising to grant whatever his heart desired, for Mahadeva was deeply pleased. Having spoken thus, Mahadeva embraced Upamanyu, smelled his head in loving affection, and presented him to the goddess Parvati, saying, “This is your son.” The goddess, radiant with joy and tenderness, placed her lotus hand upon Upamanyu’s head and bestowed upon him the everlasting status of Kumara. Then, the ocean of milk itself took form, approached Upamanyu, and offered him a lump of imperishable sweet milk. With a satisfied mind, Mahadeva granted Upamanyu yogic power, constant contentment, imperishable knowledge of Brahman, supreme prosperity, and the highest fulfillment. Seeing the greatness of Upamanyu’s austerity, Shambhu’s heart was further gladdened, and he granted another divine boon: the sacred Pashupata vow, profound knowledge, the true practice of vow and yoga, supreme eloquence, and the ability to teach for a long time. Having received these divine boons and the status of Kumara from Shiva and Parvati, Upamanyu was filled with joy. With a pleased mind, he bowed deeply with joined palms and requested one more boon from the Lord of gods: “Be gracious, Lord of gods, be gracious, Supreme Lord; grant me supreme, divine, unwavering devotion. Grant me faith, O Mahadeva, always in those connected to you; let me have supreme service, affection, and constant nearness.” With his heart overflowing with joy and his voice choked with emotion, Upamanyu praised the great god, “O God of gods, great Lord, lover of those who seek refuge, be gracious, O ocean of compassion, O Śaṃkara with Ambā, always.” Thus addressed, the great god, bestower of boons to all, replied to Upamanyu with a pleased heart: “Child Upamanyu, I am pleased; everything has truly been given to you by me. You are steadfast in devotion, O best of seers, and have been tested by me. Become ageless and immortal, free from suffering; may you be renowned, endowed with brilliance, and possessed of divine knowledge. Your relatives, lineage, and family shall always be imperishable, O best of twice-born; and your devotion to me shall be eternal. I shall always grant my presence in your hermitage, O best of Brāhmaṇas; you will dwell near me, rejoicing.” Having spoken thus, the blessed Lord, radiant as a crore of suns, granted these boons and vanished there itself. Upamanyu, his heart at peace after receiving these supreme blessings, returned to his mother’s abode and attained even greater happiness. With reverence, salutations were offered to the cause of the ceaseless turning of the wheel of worldly existence, whose chest is marked with the saffron from the twin slopes of Gaurī’s breasts. After receiving the Lord’s grace and completing his observance, Upamanyu rose when the sun was at its zenith. Meanwhile, all the sages dwelling in Naimiṣāraṇya resolved to inquire further about these wondrous events. Having performed their daily duties, they saw the Blessed One approaching and respectfully sat down. At the end of his observance, the Blessed One, born of the wind, took the prepared excellent seat amidst the assembly of sages. Seated comfortably, Vāyu, honored by the worlds, fixed the glorious power of the Lord in his heart and spoke: “I take refuge in that great god, all-knowing and unconquered, whose entire power is this moving and unmoving universe.” Hearing these auspicious words, the sages, their faults exhausted, spoke with eagerness, wishing to hear the full extent of the Lord’s power: “The Blessed One has told of the deeds of the great-souled Upamanyu, and of the milk obtained through austerity from the Supreme Lord. He was seen by Vāsudeva, by Kṛṣṇa whose actions are untainted, and then, following Dhaumya the foremost, he undertook the Pāśupata vow. We have already heard that he attained the supreme knowledge; how did Kṛṣṇa obtain the highest Pāśupata knowledge?” Vāsudeva, the eternal one, descended by his own will, as if scorning human existence, and performed purification of the body. He went to the great sage’s hermitage to perform austerity for the sake of a son; seen by the sages, he saw Upamanyu there. Upamanyu’s whole body was smeared with ash, his head marked with three sacred lines, adorned with a garland of rudrākṣa beads, and crowned with matted locks. Surrounded by his disciple-sages, as the Veda is surrounded by scriptures, Upamanyu, radiant and tranquil, was absorbed in meditation on Śiva. Upon seeing him, Kṛṣṇa, with all his hairs standing in delight, bowed, circumambulated him three times with great respect, and offered praise with joy, his shoulders bent and hands joined. By merely seeing that sage, all impurity and karmic illusion in wise Kṛṣṇa was destroyed.