Skandapurana 7.17.27_38

7.17.27_38

sanatkumāra uvāca
tato girīndratanayāṃ girīśaḥ praṇatārtihā .
paśyānnaparvatānetāniti provāca kāmadaḥ70 . .52 . .
sā vīkṣya bhakṣyabhojyasya ucchrayān parvatopamān .
dṛḍhaṃ tutoṣa deveśā piṅgalasya guhāraṇiḥ . .53 . .
sumālinaṃ yakṣavaraṃ piṅgalaṃ parvatātmajā .
yuyoja varadānena tāmāha ca maheśvaraḥ . .54. .
devi sarvamidaṃ sajjaṃ bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ71 tavottamam .
yatte manīṣitaṃ kāryaṃ tatkuruṣva kimāsyate . .55. .
tataḥ sātipramuditā divyāmbaranivāsinī .
manojavamanujñāpya śaṅkaraṃ bhuvaneśvaram . .56 . .
daityaśokapradā devī tamaśokaṃ72 vibhāvarī .
alañcakāra sasnehā alaṅkāraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ . .57 . .
ātapatraṃ ca tasyāgre muktādāmāvabhāsitam73 .
ucchrayāmāsa girijā mayūrāṅgaruhaiḥ saha . .58. .
nānāvarṇena cāpyasya candanena sugandhinā .
āmūlādakaroddevī varapaṅkāṅkitāṃ74 tanum . .59..

Sanatkumāra said:
Then the lord of the mountain, the remover of the distress of those bowed before him, granting desires, / said to the daughter of the king of mountains: "Look upon these mountains of food!" (52) / Seeing those mountain-like elevations of food to be chewed and swallowed, / the queen of the gods, the fire-stick that produced Guha, was deeply pleased with Piṅgala. (53) / The daughter of the mountain favored Sumālin, that best of yakṣas, Piṅgala, / by granting a boon; and Maheśvara spoke to her: (54) / "O goddess, all this excellent food to be chewed and swallowed is prepared for you; / do that task which you desire. Why do you sit idle?" (55) / Then she, exceedingly delighted, clothed in celestial garments, / taking leave of Śaṅkara, the lord of the universe, swift as thought, (56) / that night-like goddess who brings grief to the Daityas, / decorated that Aśoka tree with affection, using various kinds of ornaments. (57) / And before it the daughter of the mountain raised a parasol / shining with strings of pearls, along with peacock feathers. (58) / And with fragrant sandalwood of various colors, / the goddess marked its trunk from the very root with an excellent paste. (59)