Markandeyapurana 4.20

4.20

athavā naitaduktaṃ hi samyagasmābhirādṛtaiḥ /
bhavatā saṅgamo yeṣāṃ teṣāmakuśalaṃ kutaḥ //

The birds spoke:
“today has our birth become fruitful, and our lives have been well-lived, inasmuch as we see thy lotus-feet which are worthy to he praised by the gods. The blazing fire of our father’s anger, which continues in our bodies, has been quenched today by the water of the sight of thee, O brāhman. We trust that all is well in thy hermitage among the deer and birds, among the trees too, and the various kinds of creepers, shrubs, reeds, and grasses. Or perhaps we though respectful have not spoken this fittingly? Whence can evil befall those who have met with thee? And here, shew us favour, tell us the cause of thy visit; union with thee, as with the gods, is great prosperity; by whom, powerful for our good fortune, hast thou been brought to our view?”