Skandapurana 6.3.238.p27

6.3.238.p27

26 jāleśvarotpattikathanamāhātmyavarṇane bāṇāsurādyasurapīḍiteṣu sendrādideveṣu brahmāṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ prati ca śaraṇagamanam, tataśca sabrahmaṇā viṣṇunā sārdhaṃ sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ kailāsa āgamanam, tatra sarvairdevarṣibhirmaheśvarastavanam, śivājñayā nāradasya bāṇāsurasamīpa āgamanam; bāṇāsuravacanānnāradasya bāṇāṃtaḥpure bāṇadārāndraṣṭukāmasya praveśaḥ, bāṇastriyā pṛṣṭena nāradena tāṃ prati madhūkatṛtīyāvratasnānadānādiphala māhātmyakathanam ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 1

26. In the narrative of the origin and description of the māhātmya of Jāleśvara: when the gods, led by Indra, were afflicted by asuras such as Bāṇāsura, their taking refuge with Brahmā and Viṣṇu; then the arrival of all the gods at Kailāsa together with Viṣṇu and Brahmā; there, all the divine seers praising Maheśvara; by Śiva's command, Nārada's arrival near Bāṇāsura; at Bāṇāsura's word, Nārada's entrance into Bāṇa's inner quarters, wishing to see Bāṇa's wives; when questioned by Bāṇa's wife, Nārada's recounting to her the māhātmya and fruits of the Madhūkatṛtīyā observance, ritual ablution, gifting, and other rites. 200 1