Skandapurana 7.15.9_53

7.15.9_53

sanatkumāra uvāca
apasṛtya tato yuddhādandhakosurasattamaḥ .
śukrāntikamupāgamya idamāha natānanaḥ . . 1 . .
bhagavam̐stvāṃ samāśritya vayaṃ devān sahānugān .
gaṇayāmastṛṇaistulyān sadā satyaṃ bravīmyaham . . 2 . .
kuñjarā iva siṃhānāṃ garuḍānāmivāhayaḥ .
asmākaṃ bibhyati sadā devā yuṣmatprasādataḥ . . 3 . .
durgaṃ devagaṇavyūhaṃ bhavatā pratipālitāḥ .
viviśurnirbhayā daityā hradamuṣṇārditā1 iva . .4. .
vayaṃ tvaccharaṇā bhūtvā pāṣāṇā iva niścalāḥ2 .
sthitvā vadhāma3 niḥśaṃkā4 brāhmaṇendrendramāhave . . 5. .
āpadbhāvena ca vayaṃ pādau tava sukhapradau .
sadārāḥ sasutāścaiva śuśrūṣāmo5 divāniśam . . 6. .
abhirakṣasva satataṃ sa nastvaccharaṇāgatān6 .
bhayeṣu satataṃ devān nārāyaṇa ivāparaḥ . .7. .
paśya huṇḍaṃ tuhuṇḍaṃ ca kujambhaṃ jambhameva ca .
pākaṃ kārtasvanaṃ caiva vipākaṃ ca mahāsuram . .8. .
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12 sasārathiṃ - kha . 13 sumandalocanaḥ - kha. . 14 śuklaṃ - kha . 15 so - ka. kha., soyaṃ (?) . 16 guruśca naḥ (?) . 17 taṃ - ka . 18 194 - kha .
1 hradantṛṣṇārditā - kha. . 2 nirbhayāḥ - kha. . 3 bādhāma - ka., carāma - gha. . 4 niḥsaṃstrā - ka. . 5 śuśrūṣāma - ka. kha. . 6 .. stvaṃ śaraṇāgatān - gha. .
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Sanatkumāra said:
Withdrawing then from the battle, Andhaka, the foremost of the asuras,
approached Śukra and, with bowed head, spoke these words: / 1
‘O lord, having taken refuge in you, we count the gods together with their followers
as equal to blades of grass; I speak the truth always. / 2
As elephants [fear] lions, or serpents [fear] Garuḍas,
the gods are always afraid of us through your grace. / 3
Protected by you, the daityas entered without fear
the gods' impenetrable battle array, like those afflicted by heat [entering] a lake. / 4
Taking refuge in you, standing firm like unshakeable stones,
we strike Indra in battle without hesitation, O best of brahmins. / 5
And in times of distress, together with our wives and sons,
we serve day and night your feet that bestow happiness. / 6
Do you ever protect us who have come to you for refuge
in times of danger, like another Nārāyaṇa [protects] the gods! / 7
Look at Huṇḍa, Tuhuṇḍa, Kujambha, and Jambha,
Pāka, Kārtasvana, and the great asura Vipāka! / 8