Skandapurana 4.67.92.10

4.67.92.10

hṛdisthaṃ tasya daurātmyaṃ sarvaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ .. 33 ..
digaṃganāpuraḥ khyātumiva nāgāśugo gataḥ .. 34 ..
anyāyopārjitairdravyairyaḥ sukhaṃ bhoktumicchati ..
tāni dravyāṇi yāṃtyeva sa prāṇāni kutaḥ sukhama .. 35 ..
iti taṃ dānavaṃ hatvā nāgarājo mahābalī ..
pratyuvācātha tāḥ kanyāḥ kā yūyaṃ kasya cātmajāḥ .. 36 ..
durātmanā kutonena saṃgatā danujanmanā ..
kva vā ratneśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ bhavatībhirvilokitam .. 37 ..
yasya nāmākṣaroccārādvyapeta paramāpadaḥ ..
yṛyamāśu tadākhyāta yena jānāmi tattvataḥ ..28..
iti śrutvā girastasya nitarāṃ premanirbharāḥ..
parasparaṃ mukhaṃ vīkṣya kosau syāddṛṣṭapūrvavat .. 39 ..
akāraṇa sakhā kosau prāṃtare samupasthitaḥ ..
nijaprāṇānpaṇīkṛtya yena trātā sma bālikāḥ .. 4.2.67.140 ..
asya saṃdarśanādeva svabhāva capalānyapi ..
maṃtharāṇīṃdriyāṇistu paripīya sudhāmiva .. 41 ..
yātumanyatra no netre protsahete yathā tathā ..
anyadvastvaṃtaraṃ prekṣya ramaṇīyataraṃtvapi .. 42..
vacaḥpīyūṣamādhurya nitarāṃ prāpya naḥ śrutī ..
śabdāṃtaragrahāpekṣāṃ na kurvāte svajanmanaḥ .. 43 ..
āpnutaḥ paṃgutāmetau pādau naścaṃcalāvapi ..
amuṃ yuvānamālokya coraṃ naḥ sanmanomaṇeḥ .. 44 ..
iti bruvaṃtyastā bālāḥ parasparamanulbaṇam ..
dṛṣṭvāpi citramadhyasthaṃ vividustanna bālikāḥ .. 45 ..
atīva bhīṣaṇākāra danujasyātisādhvasāt ..
aṃdhībhūtekṣaṇāstaṃ nājñāsiṣurhariṇīkṣaṇāḥ .. 46 ..
ūcuśca taṃ yuvānaṃ tā nijajīvitarakṣiṇam..
yadaṃga bhavatā pṛṣṭaṃ snehanirbharacetasā .. 47 ..
tadācakṣāmahe sarvamavadhehi kṣaṇaṃ manaḥ ..

Having known in full the wickedness present in his heart, / the snake's arrow went forth as if to proclaim it before the maiden of the quarters.
He who wishes to enjoy happiness through wealth acquired unjustly— / that wealth departs, and how can he have life or happiness?
Having thus slain that Dānava, the mighty king of snakes / then answered those maidens: “Who are you, and whose daughters are you?
From where did you encounter this wicked one born of Danu? / Or where was the liṅga of Ratneśvara seen by you,
by uttering whose name's syllables your supreme danger vanished? / Tell that quickly, so that I may know it in truth.”
Having heard his words, filled with supreme love, / looking at each other's faces, [they said:] “Who can this be, seeming as if seen before?
Who is this friend without cause who has appeared in the wilderness, / by whom, having wagered his own life, we young girls were saved?
Just by the sight of him, though naturally fickle, / our senses have indeed become sluggish, as if having drunk ambrosia.
Our eyes do not dare to go elsewhere in any way, / even upon seeing another object that is yet more delightful.
Having abundantly attained the sweetness of the nectar of his speech, our ears / make no demand for grasping other sounds in their existence.
These feet of ours, though restless, have attained lameness / upon beholding this youth, the thief of the jewel of our virtuous minds.”
Speaking thus softly among themselves, / those young girls did not recognise him, though they had seen him in the painting.
Because of their extreme terror of the Dānava of terribly frightful form, / their vision had become blinded; those fawn-eyed girls did not recognise him.
And they said to that youth who had saved their lives: / “O noble one, as you have asked with a heart filled with affection,
we shall tell you everything; direct your mind [to us] for a moment.