Skandapurana 7.17.p27

7.17.p27

satyāddharmāttapodānād gobhyo vedebhya eva ca .
ebhyo me tvaṃ priyataraḥ sarvebhyo gaṇapeśvara . . 21 . .
prabhāte26 yaśca te nāma kīrtayiṣyati lokapa27 .
sośvamedhasya ca phalaṃ samyagiṣṭasya lapsyate28 ..22. .
yaśca tvāṃ dveṣṭi vidviṣṭaḥ29 sa me dharmaratopi hi .
yasya tvaṃ dayitosau30 me dayitastu bhavet sadā . .23 . .
namo nandīśvarāyeti procya yaḥ svapsyate naraḥ .
tasya kuṣmāṇḍarājebhyo31 na bhaviṣyati vai bhayam .. 24. .
ityevaṃ bruvatastasya nandīśvaraguṇastavam .
brahmaṇastanuratyugrā32 sandhyā samabhivartata . . 25 ..

'More than truth, righteousness, austerity, gift-giving, cows, and the Vedas themselves—dearer than all these are you to me, O sovereign of the hosts! / And whoever recites your name at dawn, O guardian of the world, shall obtain the full fruit of a well-performed horse sacrifice. / And whoever hates you is hateful to me, even if devoted to righteousness; while whoever is dear to you shall always be dear to me. / The person who goes to sleep saying, "Salutations to Lord Nandin!" shall have no fear of the Kuṣmāṇḍa kings.' / While he was thus reciting the praise of Lord Nandin's virtues, the twilight, the extremely fierce body of Brahmā, arrived.