Skanda Purana 4.101.17

4.101.17

15 dakṣaprajāpateḥ ṣaṣṭiduhitṛmadhye rohiṇyādibhiḥ saptaviṃśatibhiḥ kanyābhirekapatilābhāya liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya vārāṇasyāṃ tapaḥkaraṇācchivavarānusārataḥ somaṃ patimāsādya saṃpāditasya nakṣatralokasya saṃkṣepato varṇanam, atriputrasya somasya gurubhāryāpaharaṇam, rudracandramasoryuddhakathanam, yuddhaṃ nivārya brahmaṇo vacanāccandrasya bṛhaspataye tārāsamarpaṇam, tasyāṃ budhasyotpattiḥ, budhakṛtaśivārādhanam, budhasya śivavarāllokapālatvādivaraiśvaryalābhavarṇanaṃ ca. ........ 68 2

15 Brief description of the world of the constellations achieved by obtaining Soma as their husband in accordance with Śiva's boon, after twenty-seven maidens among the sixty daughters of Dakṣa Prajāpati, beginning with Rohiṇī, installed a liṅga and performed austerity in Vārāṇasī in order to obtain a single husband; Soma, son of Atri, abducting the guru's wife; narration of the battle between Rudra and Candramas; Candra handing over Tārā to Bṛhaspati at the word of Brahmā after the battle was averted; the birth of Budha in her; the worship of Śiva performed by Budha; and description of Budha's attainment of boons and sovereignty such as the status of a world-guardian through the boon of Śiva: 68 2.