Skandapurana 7.4.52.3

7.4.52.3

aiśvaryāt24 sarvagā25 hi tvaṃ yathāhaṃ26 devi sarvaśaḥ . .2 1 ..
sanatkumāra uvāca
tataḥ sa bhagavān devo vṛṣamāruhya sarvagam .
somaḥ sanandī sagaṇo27 mandaraṃ prayayau haraḥ ..22 . .
sa gatvā28 bhuvaneśānastapyamānaṃ paraṃ tapaḥ .
apaśyanmandaraṃ tatra dṛṣṭavā caina29 muvāca ha . .23 ..
varadosmi girīśāna30 tuṣṭaste tapasā31 bhṛśam .
varaṃ vṛṇu yatheṣṭantvaṃ sarvaṃ tat32 pradadāmi33 te . .24. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
sa evamuktaśśarveṇa dṛṣṭvā tribhuvaneśvaram .
somaṃ sanandinaṃ caiva praṇamya vṛṣavāhanam .. 25. .
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18 tapasā śreṣṭho mayi sarvātmabhāvitaḥ ka. 20 vatsyehaṃ gha . 21 marhasi gha. 22 na vatsyāmi gha. 23 avimuktaṃ tato deva bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ - gha . 24 aiśvaryaṃ - gha. . 25 sarvagaṃ - gha . 26 tvaṃ - gha . 27 nandissagaṇo - ka. kha. . 28 gatvā tu - gha. . 241 caiva - ka. . 30... smīti giriśa - gha. . 31 tapasānena te - ka., tasyedya (tuṣṭodya?) - gha, . 32 tat sarvaṃ - gha. . 33... ni - ka. kha. gha. .
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punaḥ punarharaṃ dṛṣṭavā devīñcaiva punaḥ punaḥ .
punaḥ punargaṇañcaiva34 nandinañca35 nanāma saḥ . . 26 ..
taṃ tathā vyākulaṃ dṛṣṭavā harṣajāsrāvilekṣaṇaḥ36 .
vareṇacchandayāmāsa bhūya eva haro girim . .27 ..
devadeva uvāca
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te varadohaṃ tavācala .
yatheṣṭaṃ dātumicchāmi varaṃ varaya bhūdhara ..28 ..
mandara uvāca
bhagavan yadi tuṣṭosi devadeva jagatpate .
mayi te vāsicchāmi somasya sagaṇasya ca . .29. .
icchāmi devadeveśa pādasparśena te sadā37 .

"Indeed, through divine power you go everywhere, O goddess, just as I do in all directions."
Sanatkumāra said:
Then the blessed god Hara, mounting his bull that goes everywhere,
went to Mandara along with Umā, with Nandī, and with his retinue.
Having gone there, the Lord of the universe saw Mandara
performing supreme austerities, and having seen him, said:
"I am the giver of boons, O lord of mountains; I am exceedingly pleased with your tapas.
Choose whatever boon you desire; I grant all that to you."
Sanatkumāra said:
Addressed thus by Śarva, having seen the Lord of the three worlds
accompanied by Umā and Nandī, and having bowed to him whose mount is the bull,
having gazed again and again upon Hara, and again and again upon the Goddess,
he bowed again and again to the retinue and to Nandī.
Seeing him so overwhelmed, his eyes blurred with tears born of joy,
Hara once more gratified the mountain with a boon.
The God of gods said:
"Choose a boon; may it be well with you! O mountain, I am your granter of boons.
I wish to grant whatever you desire; choose a boon, O support of the earth!"
Mandara said:
"O Blessed One, if you are pleased, O God of gods, O Lord of the universe,
I desire your dwelling upon me, together with Umā and along with your retinue.
I desire, O Lord of the gods of gods, by the touch of your feet always,