Skandapurana 7.13.3_146

7.13.3_146

sanatkumāra uvāca
sa gatvā taṃ tadoddeśaṃ1 mahāgajaniṣevitam .
apaśyad bhasmabhūtāṃstānmuniñca jvalanaprabham . . 1 . .
tatastaṃ sa tadā vāgbhiḥ stavayuktābhirantike .
praṇamyākṣāmayat2 sarvaṃ pūrvairyad duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam . . 2..
kapila uvāca
rājannihāhamekānte yuktastiṣṭhāmi vijvaraḥ .
tairarditosmi sahasā vāyuṃ vaktrādavāsṛjam . .3 . .

Sanatkumāra said: / Having gone to that region frequented by the great elephants, / he saw them turned to ashes, and the sage blazing with radiance. / Then, with words full of praise in his presence, / bowing down, he sought forgiveness for all the evil deed done by his forebears. / Kapila said: / "O king, here in solitary seclusion I remained absorbed in meditation, free from distress. / Afflicted by them, I suddenly released the breath from my mouth.