Skanda Purana 7.3.91_421

7.3.91_421

sa evamuktvā rājānaṃ nikumbhaḥ paramātmavān84 .
deveśāya nivedyaivaṃ85 tasthau pārśvagataḥ prabhoḥ ..6 1 . .
rājāpi
tasya vākyena tathyenārthena caiva hi .

Having thus spoken to the king, Nikumbha, of supreme self-control, / having reported this to the lord of gods, stood by the lord's side. / The king too, by his truthful and meaningful words,