Skandapurana 5.167.189_32

5.167.189_32

.. vasiṣṭha uvāca .. ..
yadyevaṃ kuru me sparśaṃ na marma sparśanaṃ śubhe ..
mayā cātharvaṇā maṃtrāḥ saṃhṛtāḥ kṛpayā tava .. 6.168.50 ..

Vasiṣṭha said: / "If it is so, touch me, but do not touch my vital spots, O auspicious one! / And the Atharvan mantras have been withdrawn by me out of pity for you." / 50