He said—“O brahmin, I am Indra, I am delighted at your holy rites. Ask for the boon you wish to have. I shall give you whatever desire you have in your mind.
गृहपतिरुवाच ।। मघवन् वृत्रशत्रो त्वां जाने कुलिशपाणिनम् ।। नाहं वृणे वरन्त्वत्तश्शंकरो वरदोऽस्ति मे ।। ३८ ।।
Gṛhapati said:— “O Indra, O enemy of Vṛtra, I know you as armed with the thunderbolt. I do not want a boon from you. Śiva is the granter of boon to me.”
गृहपतिरुवाच ।। गच्छाहल्यापतेऽसाधो गोत्रारे पाकशासन ।। न प्रार्थये पशुपतेरन्यं देवान्तरं स्फुटम् ।। ४० ।।
Gṛhapati said:— O Paramour of Ahalyā, O wicked one, O enemy of mountains, O chastiser of Pāka, it is quite clear that I shall not ask any other god except Śiva for a boon.