Skandapurana 7.13.3_124

7.13.3_124

sanatkumāra uvāca
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dhvajasaṃgrāmamūrjitam .
devānāmasurāṇāñca prāṇayogavināśanam . . 1 . .
āsīd danusutaḥ1 śrīmān vipracittirmahābalaḥ .
tapastepe sa2 yuktātmā bhastrāpada iti śrutiḥ3 . .2 ..
sa rādhya4 tatra deveśaṃ bhagavantaṃ trilocanam .
varaṃ vavremaratvañca tasmai prādāt sa devapaḥ . . 3 ..
dhvajaṃ māyāmayaṃ divyaṃ sarvagaṃ kāñcanaṃ5 śubham .
uvāca cainaṃ tuṣṭātmā bhagavāndānaveśvaram ..4..
ayaṃ tava danoḥ putra viśvarūpo dhvajottamaḥ .
enamāśritya yuddheṣu tvamajayyo bhaviṣyasi . .5. .
amaraśca mahābāho śabdaṃ cenna kariṣyasi .
atonyathā tu te bhāgyai6rbhavitā7 vijayo8 raṇe .. 6...
sa evamukto devena9 dhvajena mahatā yudhi .
danujaiḥ saha viprendra devānsarvānsamāhvayat10 . .7. .

Sanatkumāra said: / Hereafter I shall declare the mighty battle of the standard / of the gods and the asuras, which destroyed [their] vital breaths. (1) / There was a glorious, immensely powerful son of Danu named Vipracitti; / self-disciplined, he performed austerity at [the place called] Bhastrāpada, so it is heard. (2) / Having propitiated the lord of the gods, the blessed three-eyed one, / he chose the boon of immortality, and the guardian of the gods granted it to him. (3) / [He gave him] a divine, celestial standard, made of illusion, going everywhere, auspicious and golden. / And the blessed one, delighted in mind, said to the lord of the Dānavas: (4) / 'O son of Danu, this supreme all-formed standard belongs to you; / relying on it, you shall be invincible in battles, (5) / and immortal, O mighty-armed one, provided you do not utter a sound; / otherwise, your victory in battle will depend on your fortunes.' (6) / Addressed thus by the god, with that great standard in battle, / together with the Danavas, O best of brahmins, he challenged all the gods. (7)