Verse 12 states that Sallakshana's eulogies were sung in the tranquil surroundings of the Malaya Mountains, on the banks of the heavenly Ganga river, at the Himalayan cave-entrances and the cave residences of the hunter-tribes. According to Ramesh's translation, these eulogies were first composed by the semi-divine beings moving about in the skies, and sung by accomplished womenfolk. According to Kishore Kunal's translation, the euologies were first composed by the Siddhas (accomplished spiritual masters), and sung by the band of the wives of the air travellers (the apsaras).