Skandapurana 7.20.17

7.20.17

sarasvatīpravṛttikathosaṃhāraḥ . satrasamāptau brahmaṇastatrāgamaḥ, brahmaṇa upadeśād ṛṣibhiḥ śaṃkarārādhanoddeśena punarbahuvidhasatrānuṣṭhānasamārabhaṇam . satre svarbhānunā somasyāpaharaṇam, gāyatryā śyenībhūya tatpratyānayanam, satra- samāptiḥ . brahmādidevānāmṛṣibhiḥ saha maināke tapaścaryā, tapaso'nte tuṣṭena śaṃkareṇa tebhyo darśanadānam .

The conclusion of the story of the descent of Sarasvatī. At the completion of the sacrificial session, the arrival of Brahmā there; by the instruction of Brahmā, the seers commence once again the performance of various sacrificial sessions with the aim of propitiating Śaṃkara. In the sacrifice, the abduction of Soma by Svarbhānu; Gāyatrī becoming a female hawk and bringing it back; the conclusion of the sacrifice. The performance of austerity on Mount Maināka by Brahmā and the other gods together with the seers; at the end of the austerity, Śaṃkara, being pleased, grants them his darśana.