Skandapurana 3.2.41.9

3.2.41.9

8 atha śivaskandasaṃvādarūpeṇa dharmāraṇyakathāpraśaṃsanopakramaḥ, tatra śivena skandamukhādi ndrādidevānāgatāñchrutvā sahasā''sanādutthāya gantukāmanayā vṛṣabhe'nārohaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā skandena śivaṃ prati gamanatvarākāraṇajijñāsayā praśnakaraṇam, atha skandaṃ prati śivena sṛṣṭyādivṛttavarṇanapuraḥsaraṃ paurāṇikakathāvarṇanam, tatra brahmadevasutamarī- cyādimaharṣivaṃśavarṇanapuraḥsaraṃ sūryaputrayamadharmarājanirmitadharmāraṇyamāhātmyavarṇanam, dharmāraṇyaṃ prīta śrīmahāviṣṇumānetuṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ prati gantumutsukena śivena saha skandā- dīnāṃ brahmādidevānāṃ ca vaikuṇṭhaṃ prati gamanam, tatra gatvā brahmādibhirviṣṇoḥ stuti- karaṇam, brahmādistutyā viṣṇorutthānam ........ ... 120 2

8 Now, the beginning of the praise of the story of Dharmāraṇya in the form of a dialogue between Śiva and Skanda: there, Śiva, hearing from Skanda's mouth that Indra and the other gods had arrived, suddenly rose from his seat and, intending to go, not mounting his bull, Skanda, seeing this, questioned Śiva desiring to know the reason for his haste in departing; then Śiva related a Purāṇic account to Skanda, preceded by a description of the course of creation and the like; there, preceded by a description of the lineage of the great seers such as Marīci, the sons of Brahmā, the description of the māhātmya of Dharmāraṇya founded by Yamadharmarāja, the son of Sūrya; Skanda and the others, and the gods headed by Brahmā, journeying to Vaikuṇṭha together with Śiva who was eager to go to Vaikuṇṭha to bring Śrī Mahāviṣṇu, who was delighted with Dharmāraṇya; going there, Brahmā and the others praise Viṣṇu; Viṣṇu rises because of the praise by Brahmā and the others. — 120 2