He offered respects by falling on the ground and then, with articles of worship in his hands, approached Śiva on his bull, Brahmā on his swan and Viṣṇu on Garuḍa, marked with their insignias, whom he understood to be his superiors by their glances of mercy and smiling faces. Because of their effulgence he closed his eyes. He held flowers and other items in his hands. Their symbols were the trident, the water pot and the cakra among other things. He recognized them (upalambhitān) by their glances of mercy, which no other being could have, indicated by their pleased faces.