Viṣṇu said:— O lord, O unchanging one, O queller of all sins, what is this being done by you the omniscient lord of the gods and the creator of the worlds?
O lord of the gods, O three-eyed intelligent one this is only your sport. O Virūpākṣa, O suppresser of Kāma, what is this activity of yours motivated by?
।। भैरव उवाच ।। ब्रह्मणस्तु शिरश्छिन्नमंगुल्याग्रनखेन ह ।। तदघम्प्रतिहन्तुं हि चराम्येतद्व्रतं शुभम् ।। २५ ।।
Bhairava said:— Brahma's head was cut off with the top of the nail of my fingers. It is to remove that sin that I am observing this auspicious sacred rite.