Skanda Purana 7.20.258

7.20.258

andhakākhyānam (pūrvaprakṛtam), andhakena mandaraprasthe pārvatyā darśanam . pārvatīrūpadarśanāt kṣubhitasya kāmopahata- cetasondhakasya tāṃ prati duṣṭabhāvanā . prahlādasyopadeśaḥ, andhakasya durāgrahaḥ . andhakasya duṣṭabhāvaṃ buddhvā kopā- cchūlamudyamya taṃ hantuṃ pravṛttāyāḥ pārvatyā mahādevena niṣedhanam, pārvatyāstatonyato gamanam, andhakena saha yoddhuṃ mahādevājñayā nandinā sakalagaṇānāmāhvānam, sagaṇānāṃ sakalagaṇanāyakānāṃ mahāsamājasya tatropasthitiḥ, upasthitānāṃ gaṇānāṃ nandinā mahādevāya rūpaguṇasaṃkhyādivijñāpanam .

The story of Andhaka (commenced previously); Andhaka's seeing Pārvatī on the plateau of Mount Mandara. The wicked intention toward her of Andhaka, agitated and smitten with desire upon seeing the beauty of Pārvatī. Prahlāda's counsel; Andhaka's stubborn persistence. Perceiving Andhaka's evil intention, Pārvatī, setting out in anger to kill him after raising her trident, is restrained by Mahādeva; Pārvatī's departure elsewhere from that place; at Mahādeva's command, Nandin's summons of all the gaṇas to fight with Andhaka; the presence there of a vast gathering of all the gaṇa-leaders together with their hosts; Nandin's report to Mahādeva regarding the appearance, qualities, numbers, and other details of the gathered gaṇas.