upary agendraṁ giri-rāḍ ivānya
ākramya hastena sahasra-bāhuḥ
tasthau divi brahma-bhavendra-mukhyair
abhiṣṭuvadbhiḥ sumano-'bhivṛṣṭaḥ
upari - on the top of; agendram - the big mountain; giri-rāṭ - the king of mountains; iva - like; anyaḥ - another; ākramya - catching; hastena - by one hand; sahasra-bāhuḥ - exhibiting thousands of hands; tasthau - situated; divi - in the sky; brahma - Lord Brahmā; bhava - Lord Śiva; indra - the King of heaven; mukhyaiḥ - headed by; abhiṣṭuvadbhiḥ - offered prayers to the Lord; sumanaḥ - by flowers; abhivṛṣṭaḥ - being showered.
To balance Mandara Mountain while it was being pulled from both sides, the Lord Himself appeared on its summit like another great mountain. Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and King Indra then expanded themselves and showered flowers on the Lord.