The joyful sages, with folded hands and hairs standing on end, then spoke to the Lord, who had displayed great powers through his yoga-māyā from the beginning. Considering for a long time whether the Lord favored or condemned them, they concluded that the Lord was pleased with them, and thus they rejoiced. They spoke to the Lord who had revealed great powers by his yoga-māyā from the beginning. If the most powerful Lord who is not dependent on anyone else has criticized us in the form of praise, and we will be punished, then he would say clearly that we brāhmaṇas should fall to hell since we offended his devotees. Considering in this way, their hairs stood on end. Instead of kṣubhita the word kupitā is seen sometimes. This refers to the hair holes, and indicated that the hairs stood on end.