तथापरे सिद्धगणा महर्षिभि- र्ये वै समन्तादनु नीललोहितम् । नमस्कृत: प्राह शशाङ्कशेखरं कृतप्रणामं प्रहसन्निवात्मभू: ॥ ४१ ॥
tathapare siddha-gana maharsibhir ye vai samantad anu nilalohitam namaskrtah praha sasanka-sekharam krta-pranamam prahasann ivatmabhuh
- tatha
- so
- apare
- the others
- siddha-ganah
- the Siddhas
- maha-rsibhih
- along with the great sages
- ye
- who
- vai
- indeed
- samantat
- from all sides
- anu
- after
- nilalohitam
- Lord Siva
- namaskrtah
- making obeisances
- praha
- said
- sasanka-sekharam
- to Lord Siva
- krta-pranamam
- having made obeisances
- prahasan
- smiling
- iva
- as
- atmabhuh
- Lord Brahma.
All the sages who were sitting with Lord Siva, such as Narada and others, also offered their respectful obeisances to Lord Brahma. After being so worshiped, Lord Brahma, smiling, began to speak to Lord Siva.