Skanda Purana 7.3.91_398

7.3.91_398

saiva62muktā63 tadā gatvā gaṇeśaṃ prāpya śobhanā ..41 . .
uvāca bhagavan deva anapatyāhamīśvara .
upavāsaṃ kariṣyāmi tava devābhirādhane64 . .42. .
tāvanna bhokṣye yāvanme varo dattastvayā prabho .

Addressed thus, that fair lady went and reached Gaṇeśa, // 41 // / and said: “O lord, O god, O ruler, I am childless. / I shall observe a fast in worship of you, O god; // 42 // / I shall not eat until a boon is granted to me by you, O lord.