Receive me with respect, O lord of Sachi!  Honoured by thee, O chief of the celestials, I shall receive honour from all other deities.  There, where I reside, the seven other goddesses with Jaya for their eighth, who love me, who are inseparably associated with me, and who depend upon me, desire to live.  They are Hope, Faith, Intelligence, Contentment, Victory, Advancement, and Forgiveness.  She who forms the eighth, viz., Jaya, occupies the foremost place amongst them, O chastiser of Paka.  All of them and myself, having deserted the Asuras, have come to thy domains.  We shall henceforth reside among the deities who are devoted to righteousness and faith.

“After the goddess had said so, the celestial Rishi Narada, and Vasava, the slayer of Vritra, for gladdening her, offered her a joyful welcome.  The god of wind,—­that friend of Agni, then began to blow gently through heaven, bearing delicious odours, refreshing all creatures with whom he came into contact, and contributing to the felicity of every one of the senses.  All the deities (hearing the news) assembled together in a pure and desirable spot and waited there in expectation of beholding Maghavat seated with Lakshmi beside him.  Then the thousand-eyed chief of the gods, accompanied by Sree and his friend the great Rishi, and riding upon a splendid car drawn by green horses, came into that assembly of the celestials, receiving honour from all.  Then the great Rishi Narada, whose prowess was known to all the celestials, observing a sign that the wielder of the thunderbolt made and which Sree herself approved of, welcomed the advent of the goddess there and proclaimed it as exceedingly auspicious.  Heaven’s firmament became clear and bright and began to shower nectar upon the region of the self-born Grandsire.  The celestial kettle-drums, though struck by none, began to beat, and all the points of the horizon, becoming clear, seemed ablaze with splendour.  Indra began to pour rain upon crops that commenced to appear each at its proper season.  No one then deviated from the path of righteousness.  The earth became adorned with many mines filled with jewels and gems, and the chant of Vedic recitations and other melodious sounds swelled up on the occasion of that triumph of the celestials.  Human beings, endued with firm minds, and all adhering to the auspicious path that is trod by the righteous, began to take pleasure in Vedic and other religious rites and acts.  Men and gods and Kinnaras and Yakshas and Rakshasas all became endued with prosperity and cheerfulness.  Not a flower,—­what need then be said of fruits,—­dropped untimely from a tree even if the god of wind shook it with force.  All the kine began to yield sweet milk whenever milked by men, and cruel and harsh words ceased to be uttered by any one.  They who, from desire of advancement, approach before assemblies of Brahmanas, and read this narrative of the glorification of Sree by all the deities with Indra at their head, deities that are competent to grant every wish,—­succeed in winning great prosperity.  These then O chief of the Kurus, are the foremost indications of prosperity and adversity.  Urged on by thee, I have told thee all.  It behoves thee to bear thyself according to the instructions conveyed herein, understanding them after careful reflection!’