Skandapurana 7.10.29_70

7.10.29_70

vihīnādbhi5ryathā vṛkṣā bāndhavairvāpi yoṣitaḥ .
tathā te daivatā6 vyāsa hṛtarājyā hṛtaśriyaḥ . .9. .
cintayanti hṛdā caiva śuṣyanti7 vilapanti ca .
atha devaḥ svayambhūstān jñātvā devām̐stathāvidhān . . 8.96.10 . .
vimānenārkavarṇena provācedaṃ pitāmahaḥ .
bho devā naṣṭasaṃjñā stha kimarthaṃ duḥkhitā bhṛśam .
tapoyogabalaṃ vodya dadāmi surapuṅgavāḥ ..11 ..
yūyaṃ lokasya kartāro hartāraścaiva sarvaśaḥ .
na yuktaṃ bhavatāmetat klībavat sthātumadya vai . .12. .
svīyaṃ yogaṃ madīyañca8 tyaktvā duḥkhaṃ mahābalāḥ .
pratipadyata mā śoke svayaṃ devāḥ pravartata ..13 ..
na tamo bhāskarādyuktaṃ na somāduṣṇatā yathā .
nāgneryathā tuṣāraśca9 nāmṛtaṃ bhujagādapi ..14. .
nāsādhoḥ sādhubhāvaśca na kulīnādaśobhanam .
nādharmo10 niyamebhyaśca na vedebhyaśca durmatiḥ .. 1 5..
tathā na yuktaṃ yuṣmākamidaṃ devā11 mahātmanām .
āpatsu na12 viṣīdanti ye kecittejasā13 sthitāḥ . .16..
te14 yūyamāpadaṃ prāpya na śokaṃ kartumarhatha .
mā bhavantovasīdantu rājyaṃ bhūyo bhaviṣyati .. 17..
mahāyogabalopeto hiraṇyākṣodya devatāḥ .
aśakyo hantumalpena tejasā ditinandanaḥ . .18..
pratīkṣantu15 bhavantosya tapasaḥ kṣayamavyayāḥ .
kṣīṇe tapasi daityendraṃ yuddhe16 viṣṇurvadhiṣyati17 ..1 9. .

like trees bereft of water, or women bereft of kinsmen; / even so those gods, O Vyāsa, their kingdom stolen, their splendor taken away,
pondered in their hearts, withered away, and lamented. / Then the self-manifest god, the Grandfather, knowing the gods to be in such a state,
spoke this from his sun-bright aerial chariot:
'O gods, you have lost your senses! Why are you so exceedingly sorrowful? / Today I give you the power of tapas and yoga, O foremost of the gods!
You are the creators and destroyers of the world in every way. / It is not fitting for you to stand like eunuchs today.
Abandoning sorrow, O mighty ones, take up your own yoga and mine; / do not surrender yourselves to grief, O gods!
Darkness is not fitting from the sun, nor heat from the moon; / frost does not come from fire, nor nectar from a serpent;
virtue does not come from an evil person, nor does ugliness come from one of noble birth; / unrighteousness does not arise from rules, nor wicked intellect from the Vedas;
even so, this is not fitting for you, O noble-minded gods! / Those who remain grounded in splendor do not despond in calamities.
Having met with misfortune, you ought not to grieve. / Do not sink down in despair; the kingdom will be yours once again!
Endowed with the strength of great yoga, Hiraṇyākṣa, the son of Diti, / cannot be slain today with slight fiery splendor, O deities.
You who are imperishable must await the exhaustion of his tapas; / when his tapas is exhausted, Viṣṇu will slay the Daitya king in battle.'