Skandapurana 7.15.12_145

7.15.12_145

andhakaṃ tu tataḥ śukraḥ46 śukrāribhayavihvalam47 .
uvāca pāṇinā spṛśya jīvayanniva taṃ girā . 51 . .
mābhaistvaṃ48 dānavaśreṣṭha pratiyudhyasva49 śatruṣu .
ahaṃ tvāṃ dhārayiṣyāmi āhāra iva jīvitam ..52 . .
ityevamuktaḥ śukreṇa sondhako dānaveśvaraḥ .
evametaditi procya rurodha pramathān raṇe . .53 . .
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40 tadracitaṃ - kha. . 41. stu - ka. ga. . 42 nistī (śrī) kā - kha. . 43 grāsabhāvamanuprāptā - ka. ga. . 44 caitān - kha.. teṣāṃ - ga. . 4 ra jalaukasān - ka. ga. . 46 śukāḥ - ka . 47 śukrāriṃ - ka . 48 bhīstvaṃ - ka. . 49.. buddhasya - ka., yuddhasva kha. - ga. .
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Then Śukra, touching Andhaka with his hand as he trembled in fear of the enemy of the Asuras, / spoke to him, reviving him, as it were, with his words:
“Do not fear, best of Dānavas! Fight back against the enemies! / I shall sustain you, as food sustains life.”
Addressed thus by Śukra, Andhaka, the lord of the Dānavas, / saying “So be it,” checked the Pramathas in battle.