evaṃ śapto mayā brahmanrāvaṇo lokarāvaṇaḥ | arcitaṃ kevalaṃ liṃgaṃ vinā tena mahātmanā || 83 || pīṭhikārūpasaṃsthena vinā tena surottamāḥ | viṣṇunā hi mahābhāgāstasmātsarvaṃ vidhāsyati || 84 || devadevo mahādevo viṣṇurūpī maheśvaraḥ | sarve yūyaṃ prārthayaṃtu viṣṇuṃ sarvaguhāśayam || 85 || 
Thus, O Brahmā, Rāvaṇa who made the world scream, was cursed by me. Only the Liṅga was worshipped by Ṛāvaṇa without the noble-souled Viṣṇu stationed in the form of the pedestal, O excellent Suras. Hence, O excessively fortunate ones, Maheśvara, Mahādeva, the lord of Devas, in the form of Viṣṇu will carry out everything. May all of you pray to Viṣṇu lying within the cavity of the heart of everyone. Therefore, I shall be at the head of all Devas. 