Skandapurana 7.20.138
Skandapurāṇa 7.20.138
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7.20.138
devadevasya darśanārthaṃ śakraśaśivāyūnāṃ mandarācale āgamanam . hiraṇyakaśiporvadhārthaṃ gṛhītanarasiṃharūpasya viṣṇo ruddhārārthaṃ devadevasya samīpe śakrasya prārthanā . devadevānugraheṇa vāyormūrttattvam . śaśino yakṣmāpahānāya prabhāse tapaścaraṇopadeśaḥ, prasaṃgāgataṃ hiraṇyakaśipūpākhyānam . hiraṇyakaśiporutpattiḥ, śrīparvate hiraṇyakaśipostapaścaryā . brahmaṇo varalābhaḥ, trailokyarājyakaraṇam, śrīparvatopākhyānam . śrīparvatamāhātmyam, śrīgirervarapradānam .
The arrival of Śakra, the Moon, and the Wind on Mount Mandara to see the God of gods. Śakra's petition before the God of gods for the relief of Viṣṇu, who had assumed the form of Narasiṃha to slay Hiraṇyakaśipu. The Wind attaining embodied form through the grace of the God of gods. The instruction for the Moon to perform austerities at Prabhāsa to dispel his consumption; the narrative of Hiraṇyakaśipu introduced in that context. The birth of Hiraṇyakaśipu; Hiraṇyakaśipu's practice of austerities on Śrīparvata. The obtaining of a boon from Brahmā; his ruling over the three worlds; the narrative of Śrīparvata. The greatness of Śrīparvata; the granting of a boon by Śrīgiri.
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