Skandapurana 3.3.8.80.3

3.3.8.80.3

śaraṇaṃ vraja tanvaṃgi pārvatīṃ śivasaṃyutām..3.3.8.30..
somavāre śivaṃ gaurīṃ pūjayasva samāhitā..
upoṣitā vā susnātā virajāmbaradhāriṇī .. 31 ..
yatavāṅniścalamanāḥ pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathocitām ..
brāhmaṇānbhojayitvātha śivaṃ samyakprasādayat ..32..
pāpakṣayo'bhiṣekeṇa sāmrājyaṃ pīṭhapūjanāt ..
saubhāgyamakhilaṃ saukhyaṃ gaṃdhamālyākṣatārpaṇāt .. 33 ..
dhūpadānena saugaṃdhyaṃ kāṃtirdīpapradānataḥ ..
naivedyaiśca mahābhogo lakṣmīstāṃbūladānataḥ .. 34 ..
dharmārthakāmamokṣāśca namaskārapradānataḥ ..
aṣṭaiśvaryādisiddhīnāṃ japa eva hi kāraṇam .. 35 ..
homena sarvakāmānāṃ samṛddhirupajāyate ..
sarveṣāmeva devānāṃ tuṣṭirbrāhmaṇabhojanāt .. 36 ..
itthamārādhaya śivaṃ somavāre śivāmapi ..
atyāpadamapi prāptā nistīrṇābhibhavā bhaveḥ .. 37 ..
ghorādghoraṃ prapannāpi mahākleśaṃ bhayānakam ..
śivapūjāprabhāveṇa tariṣyasi mahadbhayam .. 38 ..
itthaṃ sīmaṃtinīṃ samyaganuśāsya punaḥ satī ..
yayau sāpi varārohā rājaputrī tathā'karot .. 39 ..
damayaṃtyāṃ nalasyāsīdiṃdrasenābhidhaḥ sutaḥ ..
tasya caṃdrāṃgado nāma putrobhū ccaṃdrasannibhaḥ .. 3.3.8.40 ..
citravarmā nṛpaśreṣṭhastamāhūya nṛpātmajam ..
kanyāṃ sīmaṃtinīṃ tasmai prāyacchadgurvanujñayā .. 41 ..
so'bhūnmahotsavastatra tasyā udvāhakarmaṇi ..
yatra sarvamahīpānāṃ samavāyo mahānabhūt .. 42 ..
tasyāḥ pāṇigrahaṃ kāle kṛtvā caṃdrāṃgadaḥ kṛtī ..
uvāsa katicinmāsāṃstatraiva śvaśurālaye .. 43 ..
ekadā yamunāṃ tartuṃ sa rājatanayo balī ..
āruroha tarīṃ kaiścidvayasyaiḥ saha līlayā .. 44 ..
tasmiṃstarati kāliṃdīṃ rājaputre vidhervaśāt ..

“Take refuge, O slender-limbed girl, in Pārvatī united with Śiva. / 30
On Mondays worship Śiva and Gaurī with a collected mind, / having fasted or bathed well, wearing spotless garments. / 31
Restraining speech with an unwavering mind, having performed the proper worship, / and having fed brahmins, properly propitiate Śiva. / 32
Destruction of sins comes through anointing; imperial rule from worshiping the pedestal; / all good fortune and happiness from offering perfumes, garlands, and unhusked grain. / 33
Sweet fragrance comes from presenting incense, and radiant splendor from presenting a lamp; / great enjoyment from food offerings, and prosperity from offering betel. / 34
Virtue, wealth, pleasure, and liberation come from offering salutations; / recitation of mantras is indeed the cause of the perfections such as the eight sovereign powers. / 35
From oblation in fire arises the fulfillment of all desires; / from feeding brahmins comes the satisfaction of all the gods. / 36
In this manner worship Śiva and also Śivā on Mondays; / even if overtaken by terrible misfortune, you will overcome defeat. / 37
Even if fallen into most terrible, awful, and frightening misery, / by the power of worshiping Śiva you will cross over great fear.” / 38
Having thus properly instructed Sīmantinī, the virtuous woman departed; / and that princess of lovely hips did accordingly. / 39
To Damayantī and Nala was born a son named Indrasena; / his son was Candrāṅgada, resembling the moon. / 40
Citravarmā, best of kings, summoning that prince, / gave his daughter Sīmantinī to him with the permission of his preceptors. / 41
There was a great festival at her wedding, / where a great gathering of all kings took place. / 42
Having taken her hand in marriage at the appointed time, the fortunate Candrāṅgada / lived for some months right there in his father-in-law's house. / 43
Once, to cross the Yamunā, that powerful prince / boarded a boat playfully with some companions. / 44
As the prince was crossing the Kālindī, by the power of fate,