Skandapurana 4.67.92.8

4.67.92.8

parikṣipyāvṛṇottūrṇaṃ parihāsaikapeśalā .. 3 ..
ratnāvalī citralekhāṃ hriyā maunāvalaṃbinī ..
dṛśā kuṭilayādrākṣītprasphuraddaśanāṃbarā .. 4 ..
kaṭākṣitānaṃgalekhā tayātha śaśilekhayā ..
citralekhāparikṣipta paṭāṃcalamapākarot .. 5 ..
vasubhūtisutā sātha kanyā ratnāvalī śubhā ..
śaṃkhacūḍānvavāye taṃ ratnacūḍamavaikṣata .. 6 ..
tadīkṣaṇakṣaṇāddṛṣṭirānaṃdāśrubhirāvṛtā ..
kapolabhittirabhavatsvedodakaṇikāṃcitā .. 7 ..
cakaṃpe gātralatikā dhṛtaromāṃcakaṃcukā ..
citranyasteva tastaṃbha kṣaṇaṃ mukulitānanā.. 8 ..
tataḥ sā citralekhā tāmetyāśvāsayadāturām..
mautsukyaṃ vraja gaṃdharvi siddhastedya manorathaḥ ..9..
etasyāvagataṃ sarvaṃ deśanāmānvayādikam..
mā viṣīdālisulabhastveṣa ratneśvarārpitaḥ ..4.2.67.110..
aho sadṛgvarāvāptyā ratneśenāsi toṣitā ..
uttiṣṭha yāmaḥ sadanaṃ ratneśaḥ sarvadohinaḥ .. 11 ..
atha devavaśādyāṃtyastā dṛṣṭā gaganādhvagāḥ ..
subāhunā dānavena pātālatalavāsinā .. 12 ..
gṛhītvā tāścatasropi niragāddānavo gṛham..
harirvikaṭadaṃṣṭrāsyaḥ prāṃtare hariṇīriva .. 13 ..
tāstaṃ vilokya gaṃdharvyo daṃṣṭrāvikaṭitānanam ..
rudhirāruṇanetraṃ ca jātā vepathubhūmayaḥ .. 14 ..
hā mātarhā pitastrāhi hā vidhe mā vidhehi tat ..
yadetatkartumārabdhamanāthāsvatiniṣṭhuram .. 15 ..
hā daiva maṃdabhāgyābhiḥ kimasmābhiranuṣṭhitam ..
sukṛtetaravārtāpi no citte vyāhṛtā kvacit .. 16 ..
śiśukrīḍanakaṃ hitvā hitvā ratneśvarārcanam ..
pitroḥ svādhīna sacceṣṭā iṣṭaṃ vidmo na kiṃcana ..17..
adhobhuvanagā dīnā hīnānāthena kotra naḥ ..
trāti trāṇārthinīrbālāḥ śaṃbho ratneśa sarvaga .. 18 ..

and, being solely adept at joking, quickly cast it around and concealed it.
Ratnāvalī, observing silence out of modesty, / looked at Citralekhā with a sidelong glance, her lips trembling.
Anaṅgalekhā, looked at with a side-glance by Śaśilekhā, then / pulled away the border of the cloth that Citralekhā had thrown over it.
Then that auspicious maiden Ratnāvalī, daughter of Vasubhūti, / beheld Ratnacūḍa in the lineage of Śaṅkhacūḍa.
From the moment of seeing him, her vision was filled with tears of joy; / the surface of her cheeks was covered with droplets of sweat.
The slender creeper of her body trembled, wearing a bodice of horripilation; / she stood motionless for a moment with closed eyes, as if depicted in a painting.
Then Citralekhā, approaching her, consoled the agitated maiden: / "Do not be anxious, O Gandharva maiden; your wish has been granted today!
Everything—his country, name, lineage, and so forth—is known to this [friend]. / Do not sorrow, my friend; he is easily attained, being granted by Ratneśvara!
Ah, through the attainment of a suitable groom, you have been favored by Ratneśa! / Rise, let us go home; Ratneśa grants everything to us!"
Then, as they were travelling along the path of the sky, by decree of fate / they were spotted by the Dānava Subāhu, who lived in the realm of Pātāla.
Seizing all four of them, the Dānava set out for his home, / like a lion with frightful fangs in his mouth [carrying off] female deer in the wilderness.
Seeing him with his face made terrible by fangs / and his eyes red with blood, those Gandharva maidens became abodes of trembling:
"Alas, Mother! Alas, Father, save us! Alas, Providence, do not ordain that / which has been begun—this extremely cruel act toward helpless girls!
Alas, Destiny! What have we done, unfortunate as we are? / Even mention of anything other than good deeds was never uttered in our hearts!
Leaving aside childish play, leaving aside the worship of Ratneśvara, / obedient to our parents with pure conduct, we know of no selfish desire!
Who here will rescue us poor girls, fallen into the netherworld, / devoid of a protector, seeking protection? O Śambhu, O Ratneśa, omnipresent one!"