Skandapurana 7.4.52.1

7.4.52.1

sanatkumāra uvāca
etasminnantare devo devīmāha girīndrajām .
vrajāma dātuṃ yakṣāya varaṃ bhaktāya bhāvini . . 1 ..
bhakto mama varārohe tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ .
arho1 varamasau labdhumasmatto2 bhuvaneśvari . .2 . .
evamuktvā tato devaḥ saha devyā jagatpatiḥ .
jagāma yakṣo yatrāste kṛśo dhamanisaṃtataḥ .
divyaṃ cakṣuradāccaiva3 yenāpaśyat sa śaṃkaram . .3 ..
sanatkumāra uvāca
atha yakṣastadā vyāsa śanairunmīlya locane .
apaśyat sagaṇaṃ devaṃ vṛṣaketumupāśritam4 . .4. .
devadeva uvāca
varaṃ dadāmi5 te pūrvaṃ trailokye narśanaṃ tathā .
sāratvaṃ ca śarīrasya paśya māṃ vigatajvaraḥ .. 5. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
tataḥ sa labdhvā tu varaṃ śarīreṇākṣatena ca6 .
pādayoḥ praṇatastasthau kṛtvā śirasi cāñjalim . . 6. .
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128 māpurante - gha. .
1 aho - gha. . 2 labdhamasmatto - gha . 3 ttasmai - gha. . 4 vṛṣaṃ śvetamapāśritam - gha. . 5 dadāni - gha. . 6... ṇekṣitena ca - gha. .
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uvāca ca tadeśena7 varadosmīti coditaḥ .
bhagavan bhaktimavyagrāṃ tvayyananyāṃ8 vidhatsva me . .7..
annadatvaṃ ca lokānāṃ gāṇapatyaṃ9 tathākṣayam .
avimukte ca te sthāne vaseyaṃ10 sarvadā yathā .
etamicchāmi11 deveśa dattaṃ varamanuttamam . .8. .
devadeva uvāca
jarāmaraṇasaṃtyaktaḥ sarvaśokavivarjitaḥ12 .
bhaviṣyasi gaṇādhyakṣo varadaḥ sarvapūjitaḥ . .9. .
ajayyaścāpi sarveṣāṃ yogaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ .
annadaścāpi13 lokebhyaḥ kṣetrapālo bhaviṣyasi . .8.31.1 0 . .
mahābalo mahāsatvo brahmaṇyo14 tha mama priyaḥ .

Sanatkumāra said:
Meanwhile, the god said to the goddess, the daughter of the king of mountains:
“Let us go, O lovely lady, to bestow a boon upon the yakṣa, my devotee.
He is my devotee, O fair-hipped lady, whose sins have been consumed by austerity.
He is worthy, O mistress of the universe, to receive a boon from us.”
Having spoken thus, the lord of the world, together with the goddess,
went to where the yakṣa was sitting, emaciated and covered with veins.
And he granted him divine sight, by which he beheld Śaṃkara.
Sanatkumāra said:
Then the yakṣa, O Vyāsa, slowly opening his eyes,
beheld the god accompanied by his retinue, seated on the bull-bannered [vehicle].
The god of gods said:
“I grant you a boon first: darśana throughout the three worlds,
and solidity of body; behold me, free from torment.”
Sanatkumāra said:
Then, having obtained the boon and a body free from injury,
he bowed at his feet and stood with palms joined upon his head.
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128 māpurante - gha. 1 aho - gha. 2 labdhamasmatto - gha. 3 ttasmai - gha. 4 vṛṣaṃ śvetamapāśritam - gha. 5 dadāni - gha. 6 […]ṇekṣitena ca - gha.
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And he spoke then, urged by the lord saying, “I am the giver of boons”:
“O Lord, bestow upon me undistracted and undivided devotion toward you,
and the providing of food to the worlds, as well as imperishable leadership of the gaṇas,
so that I may always dwell in your abode, Avimukta.
O Lord of gods, I desire this supreme boon to be granted.”
The god of gods said:
“Freed from old age and death, completely devoid of all grief,
you will become the leader of the gaṇas, a granter of boons, worshipped by all,
unconquerable by all, endowed with the sovereign power of yoga,
and a provider of food to the worlds; you will become the guardian of the sacred field (Kṣetrapāla),
mighty, of great sattva, devoted to brahmins, and dear to me.