After that
Lord Shiva then recited the wonderful glories of the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita.
Once a young prince arrived in the holy place Kolhapura. He first took a bath and worshiped his ancestors.
Then he went to the temple of Maha Lakshmi Devi, the Lord’s divine consort. Because she fulfills all desires, the prince offered his obeisances to her and prayed:
“O Devi, whose heart is full of mercy, you are worshiped as the giver of all fortune and the mother of creation. You are the wonderful energy of Lord Acyuta, who maintains the whole world. You protect the devotees, fulfill their desires, and engage them in the service of Lord Achyuta. Kindly be merciful to me.”
Lord Shiva then recited the wonderful glories of the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita.
Once a young prince arrived in the holy place Kolhapura. He first took a bath and worshiped his ancestors.
Then he went to the temple of Maha Lakshmi Devi, the Lord’s divine consort. Because she fulfills all desires, the prince offered his obeisances to her and prayed: “O Devi, whose heart is full of mercy, you are worshiped as the giver of all fortune and the mother of creation. You are the wonderful energy of Lord Acyuta, who maintains the whole world. You protect the devotees, fulfill their desires, and engage them in the service of Lord Achyuta. Kindly be merciful to me.”
When Maha Lakshmi heard his prayers, she fell pleased and told him he could ask for any benediction. The prince told Maha Lakshmi that his father, King Brihadratha, had been performing a horse sacrifice but had become ill and died, leaving the sacrifice incomplete. The prince now aspired to complete the sacrifice to fulfill his father’s desire. One of the horses, however, had been stolen, and he had not been able to find it. Therefore he had decided to ask her for this particular horse, which had already been purified for this purpose.
Maha Lakshmi-devi told the prince about a brahmana named Siddha-samadhi, who lived by the gate of her temple. He would be able to grant the prince his desire. 
The prince went and found Siddha-samadhi, who said to him, “You have been sent here by mother Maha Lakshmi-devi, so I shall fulfill your desire. “Thereafter, by chanting mantras Siddha-samadhi summoned all the demigods and asked them to bring back the prince’s horse, which had been stolen by Lord Indra. At once the demigods brought the horse, and Siddha-samadhi dismissed them.
The prince went and found Siddha-samadhi, who said to him, “You have been sent here by mother Maha Lakshmi-devi, so I shall fulfill your desire. “Thereafter, by chanting mantras Siddha-samadhi summoned all the demigods and asked them to bring back the prince’s horse, which had been stolen by Lord Indra. At once the demigods brought the horse, and Siddha-samadhi dismissed them.When the prince saw all these wonders, he fell at the feet of Siddha-samadhi. Could Siddha-samadhi, the prince asked, kindly bring the prince’s father back to life? Siddha-samadhi chuckled, and together they went to the place where the prince had kept his father’s body. There Siddha-samadhi took some water in his hand and chanted some mantras as he sprinkled on the head of King Brihadratha’s dead body. As soon as the water touched the king’s head, the king sat up and asked Siddha-samadhi to identify himself.
When the king learned all that had taken place, he repeatedly offered obeisances to Siddha-samadhi and then inquired what austerities he had performed to attain such powers. Siddha-samadhi replied, “Dear King Brihadratha, daily I recite the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita.” Hearing these words of that great devotee, the king learned the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad-gita from Siddha-samadhi, and in the course of time both the king and his son attained devotion to the lotus feet of Lord Krishna.
Sources: ISKCON
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