tat -- this; nisamya -- hearing; atha -- then; munayah -- the sages; vismitah -- amazed; mukta -- freed; samsayah -- from their doubts; bhuyamsam -- as the greatest; sraddadhuh -- they put their faith; vishnum -- in Lord Vishnu; yatah -- from whom; santih -- peace; yatah -- from whom; abhayam -- fearlessness; dharmah -- religion; sakshat -- in its direct manifestations; yatah -- from whom; jnanam -- knowledge; vairagyam -- detachment; ca -- and; tat -- it (knowledge); anvitam -- including; aisvaryam -- the mystic power (gained by practice of yoga); ca -- and; ashtadha -- eightfold; yasmat -- from whom; yasah -- His fame; ca -- also; atma -- of the mind; mala -- the contamination; apaham -- which eradicates; muninam -- of the sages; nyasta -- who have given up; dandanam -- violence; santanam -- peaceful; sama -- equipoised; cetasam -- whose minds; akincananam -- selfless; sadhunam -- saintly; yam -- whom; ahuh -- they call; paramam -- the supreme; gatim -- destination; sattvam -- the mode of goodness; yasya -- whose; priya -- favorite; murtih -- embodiment; brahmanah -- brahmanas; tu -- and; ishta -- worshiped; devatah -- deities; bhajanti -- they worship; anasishah -- without ulterior desires; santah -- those who have attained spiritual peace; yam -- whom; va -- indeed; nipuna -- expert; buddhayah -- whose faculties of intelligence.

Amazed upon hearing Bhrigu's account, the sages were freed from all doubts and became convinced that Vishnu is the greatest Lord. From Him come peace; fearlessness; the essential principles of religion; detachment with knowledge; the eightfold powers of mystic yoga; and His glorification, which cleanses the mind of all impurities. He is known as the supreme destination for those who are peaceful and equipoised -- the selfless, wise saints who have given up all violence. His most dear form is that of pure goodness, and the brahmanas are His worshipable deities. Persons of keen intellect who have attained spiritual peace worship Him without selfish motives.