[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 7.15.9\_53 # Skandapurana 7.15.9\_53 Skandapurāṇa 7.15.9\_53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.15.9\_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. . - - -- - - -- - - 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. . - - -- - - -- - - > 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 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.15.9\_52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.9_52) - [Next: 7.15.9\_54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.9_54) - [Up: 7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.15.9_53) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ambikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.ambikakhanda.151.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.9_53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.15.9_53) · Pramāṇa