Skandapurana 5.213.49
Skandapurāṇa 5.213.49
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5.213.49
krīḍārthaṃ mama putro'yaṃ bālabhāvaḥ prakalpitaḥ ..
gajavaktro mahākāyo laṃbodaralaghūrukaḥ .. 4- ..
tato'hamanayā proktaḥ sajīvaḥ kriyatāmayam ..
putrako me yathā bhāvī loke pūjya tamo vibho .. 49 ..
For sport, this son of mine was fashioned in childhood form: / elephant-faced, huge-bodied, pot-bellied, with short thighs. / Then I was told by her: 'Let this one be brought to life, / so that my little son may become most worthy of worship in the world, O Lord.' (48–49)
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