Skandapurana 7.12.584_23

7.12.584_23

56 sabhāṃ - ka. . 57 taḍāgān - ka kha. . 58 sutṛptānāṃ - ka kha. . 59 tebhyastāḥ ka.. 60 bhavatviti ca paidayat - kha. . 61 kṛtvā - ka. . 62 vahāyeti - ka. . 63 devi - ka. kha 64 yo dadyāt - ka. . 65 sānnaidhyaṃ - kha. . 66 kāṃsadohanīm - ka., kāmadohanīm - kha.,.. 6 dohinīm ka. 67 rūkmakhurāṃ - ka. . 68 śāstrāṇi - ka. . 69 śakraḥ pādaṃ - gha. . 70 prāṇe - gha 71 prabhañjanaḥ - ka. .
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mukhaṃ tasyāḥ śrito vahnirjihvā somaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ .
karṇayostu diśaḥ sarvāḥ śirā72 rudrāḥ samāśritāḥ ..75. .
pādayorlokapālāśca73 sarvesthīni ca parvatāḥ .
samudrāssapta jaṭhare grīvāyāṃ tapanāḥ śritāḥ . .76 . .
sāsnāṃ gaṅgā saricchreṣṭhā pārśvayorvasavaḥ74 śubhāḥ .
prajāpatirupasthaśca mūtraṃ75 tīrthāni sarvaśaḥ ..77. .
purīṣaṃ śrīrabhūttasyā nāgāścāstrāṇi sarvaśaḥ .
sādhyā viśvetha lokāśca pucchamāśritya saṃsthitāḥ ..78..
mantrā yajñāśca dānāni yamāśca76 ṛṣibhissaha77 .
nakṣatrāṇi grahāścaiva tārārūpāṇi yāni ca . .79. .
gāyatrī caiva triṣṭup ca jagatī paṃktireva ca .
anuṣṭubṛgyajuścaiva78 sāmānyātharvaṇaṃ79 tathā . .8.111.8 0 . .
lokasya mātaraścaiva meghā varṣamathāpi80 ca .
dharmo nārāyaṇaścaiva bhūtāni saritastathā . .8 1 . .
romakūpāni saṃśritya tasyā devā vyavasthitāḥ .
yakṣāśca rākṣasāścaiva piśācāḥ pakṣibhiḥ saha . .82 . .
yajñāśca dakṣiṇāścaiva tathā cāpsarasaḥ śubhāḥ .
gandharvāśca mahātmāno ye cānyepyevamādayaḥ . .83

[Textual variants for verses 63–74] / Fire resides in her mouth, Soma the Lord himself in her tongue; / in her ears are all the directions, and the Rudras reside in her veins; / the world guardians reside in her feet, and all the mountains are in her bones; / the seven oceans are in her belly, and the scorching suns rest on her neck; / Gaṅgā, best of rivers, is in her dewlap, and the auspicious Vasus are on her sides; / Prajāpati is in her generative organ, and the sacred fords are everywhere in her urine; / Śrī became her dung, and the serpents are her horns in every respect; / the Sādhyas, the Viśvedevas, and the worlds abide resting upon her tail; / mantras, sacrifices, gifts, and self-restraints together with the seers, / constellations, planets, and whatever forms of stars exist, / the Gāyatrī, the Triṣṭubh, the Jagatī, and the Paṅkti meters, / the Anuṣṭubh, the Ṛgveda, the Yajurveda, the Sāma, and the Atharvaveda likewise, / the mothers of the world, the clouds, and the rain, / Dharma, Nārāyaṇa, living beings, and rivers— / resting in her hair follicles, the gods are situated; / and the Yakṣas, the Rākṣasas, the Piśācas along with the birds, / sacrifices, priestly gifts, and the auspicious apsarases, / the noble-minded Gandharvas, and whatever others are of this kind—