Skandapurana 7.12.584_46

7.12.584_46

jvalannādityasaṃkāśo21 nityaṃ sukhamupāśnute22 .
sarvalokeṣu vasate bahūnyabdāyutāni23 tu . . 3 8.
tato brahmasadaṃ prāpya brahmaṇā sa supūjitaḥ24 .
brahmaloke nivasate yathā brahmā narottamaḥ . . 39 . .
atha cetpunarāyāti brāhmaṇo bhavatīśvaraḥ .
yogañca tatra labhate yogaiśvaryaṃ25 samaśnute26 . .8.112.40 . .
yogīśassa tato bhūtvā śambhorgaṇapatirbhavet .
sarveṣāṃ copavāsānāṃ vidhiṃ paramapuṇyadam . .41 . .

shining like the sun, constantly enjoys happiness. / He dwells in all the worlds for many tens of thousands of years. (38) / Then, having reached the assembly of Brahmā, well honored by Brahmā, / that best of men dwells in the realm of Brahmā like Brahmā himself. (39) / If he returns again, he becomes a lordly brahmin; / he attains yoga there and enjoys the sovereign power of yoga. (40) / Then, having become a master of yoga, he becomes a gaṇapati of Śambhu. / [Now hear] another rule for all fasts, yielding supreme merit: (41)