Having been granted by the Lord the boons of invincibility, mastery over wealth, and freedom from harm, Kāvyas was overcome with joy. His heart brimmed with gratitude, and, moved by delight, a divine hymn spontaneously welled up within him, directed in praise toward Maheśvara, the great blue-red one. Standing respectfully, slightly askance, Kāvyas began to extol Śiva with deep reverence. He offered salutations to Śitikaṇṭha—the one with the blue throat, the drinker of wine, radiant in his splendor, the Lord who delights in dissolution, who causes all things to disappear, who is himself the very embodiment of time, the Lord of the worlds. He praised the matted-haired ascetic, whose locks stand upright, who is both horse and cause, who is refined and the supreme pilgrimage, the god of gods, swift and powerful. Kāvyas honored the crowned one, well-formed and beautiful, the thousand-eyed and generous Lord, whose seed is wealth, Rudra the ascetic, clad in bark garments. He bowed to the short-statured, the loose-haired, the commander, and the red-hued one. He saluted the poet, the aged king, the playful companion of Takṣaka, the lord of mountains, the one whose eye is the sun, the ascetic, Jāmbava, the well-shaped, the skillful-handed, the archer, and Bhārgava. Kāvyas lauded the thousand-armed, the one with a thousand spotless eyes, a thousand bellies, a thousand feet, and a thousand heads—the Lord of myriad forms, the creator, Bhava, the universal form, the white one, the supreme person. He honored the sword-bearer, the armored, the subtle, the destroyer, the copper-colored, the formidable, the fierce, and the auspicious. He praised the tawny, the spotted, the reddish-brown, the ruddy one, the great god, Śarva, the all-formed and auspicious Lord. Kāvyas continued, saluting the golden, the excellent, the best, the one in the middle, the wielder of the Pināka bow, the swift, the brilliant, the red one. He praised the drum, the one-footed, the worthy, the embodiment of wisdom; the deer-hunter, the serpent, the steadfast, and the terrifying. He honored the Lord of many forms, the fierce, the three-eyed, the tawny, the sole hero, death itself, and Tryambaka. He saluted the lord of dwellings, the stringless one, Śaṅkara the auspicious, the forest-dweller, the cave-dweller, the ascetic, and the celibate. He praised the personification of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, the meditator, the initiated, the hidden one, Śarva the honored, the garlanded Lord. He honored the wise, the virtuous, the righteous, the auspicious; the restrainer, the clever, the Brahmin-like, the great sage. Kāvyas bowed to the four-footed, the pure, the righteous, the swift, the crested, the skull-bearer, the fanged, the universal sacrificer. He saluted the irresistible, the brilliant, the radiant, the wise, the cruel, the deformed, the dreadful, and the auspicious. He praised the gentle, the virtuous, the righteous, the auspicious; the invincible, the one with a corpse as body, the eternal, the everlasting. He honored the swift one, Sharabha, the three-eyed bearer of the trident; the drinker of Soma, of clarified butter, of smoke, and of heat. He offered salutations to the pure, the flaming, the one born instantly, Death, the eater of flesh, the dwarf, the wise, and the lightning-formed. He praised the one who is sought out, the most renowned, the descendant of Bharata, the one who pervades the midspace—patience, strength, honor, truth, and the burning one. He honored the destroyer of Tripura, the shining one, the wielder of the discus, the hairy one, the Lord with sharp weapons, the pure, the accomplished, and Pulastya. He bowed to the radiant, the fragmentary, the abundant, the bull, the serpent, the gatherer, the peaceful, and the one with upward-flowing seed. He saluted the destroyer of sin, the destroyer of sacrifice, Death, the one worthy of sacrifice, the blazing one, the wise, the fire, and the tender shoot. He praised the sandy one, the clear, the most excellent, the one with vision, the swift bull, the one with a good bow, the most pure, and the beloved. He honored the destroyer of demons and cattle, the obstacle, the one who lies down, the wanderer, the great, the end, and the one difficult to reach. He praised the skillful, the lowest, the lord of worlds, the disease-free, the upright, the one established in union. He bowed to the golden-armed, the truthful, the pacifier, the dark-skinned, the one born in the month of Magha, the destroyer, and the one-eyed. He saluted the most excellent, Vamadeva, Ishana, the wise, the one of great duration, the shining, the radiant, and the laughing one. He honored the one with a curved bow, the clever, the charioteer, the one with an army, the lord of Bhrigu, the pure, the fire, the desired, and the wise. He even offered salutations to the sinful, the blasphemer, the unfriendly, and the friendly alike; the sky-clad, the one clothed in hides, the destroyer of fortune. He praised the lord of cattle and the lord of beings, the breath, the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas, the oblation, and the nectar. He bowed to the one characterized by the sacred syllable 'vashat', to the inner self, to the creator, the supporter, the sacrificer, the destroyer, and the remover. He honored the one who is past, present, and future—the very soul of time; to the Vasus, Sadhyas, Rudra, Aditya, and the Ashvins. He saluted the all-pervading, Marut, the soul of the gods, Agni, Soma, the priests, the one who is praised, the lord of cattle, and the plants. He bowed to the southern and final bath, the soul of sacrifice, to austerity, truth, renunciation, and tranquility. He offered homage to the soul of yoga, for nonviolence, non-covetousness, excellent appearance, and being the self of all beings. Finally, Kāvyas paid homage to the Lord as the soul of all the worlds: of earth, atmosphere, heaven, the great realm, Jana, Tapas, and Truth itself. Thus, filled with devotion and gratitude, Kāvyas praised Maheśvara in every form and aspect, honoring the Lord of all with heartfelt reverence.