Parāçara said:—O Maitreya, thus hymned (by the deities), that reverend one—the holder of the conch and discus—that Supreme Lord—rendered himself visible unto them. And seeing then that holder of the conch, discus, and mace, that abode of wonderful grace,—a very mass of energy,—the deities, with the Great-father at their head, bowing down in humble guise, with their eyes quivering with agitation, began to hymn Pundarikāksha. And the celestials said,—"Salutation! Salutation unto thee!

In plain words: Parashara, telling the story to his student Maitreya, says Vishnu then appeared before the gods, holding his conch, discus and mace and shining with power. The gods, led by Brahma, bowed low, their eyes trembling with awe, and began to praise him as Pundarikaksha, the lotus-eyed one.