ईश्वर उवाच । वत्सप्रसन्नोऽस्मि हरे यतस्त्वमीशत्वमिच्छन्नपि सत्यवाक्यम् । ब्रूयास्ततस्ते भविता जनेषु साम्यं मया सत्कृतिरप्यलप्थाः ३१ ।
Īśvara said: “O dear Hari, I am pleased with you, because you strictly adhered to truth in spite of your desire to be a lord. Hence among the general public you will have a footing equal to mine. You will be honoured too likewise."
इति देवः पुरा प्रीतः सत्येन हरये परम् । ददौ स्वसाम्यमत्यर्थं देवसंघे च पश्यति ३३ ।
Thus, formerly, the lord was delighted by the truthfulness of Hari and offered him a footing equal to his own even as the assembly of the devas was witnessing the same.