[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 7.4.52.1 # Skandapurana 7.4.52.1 Skandapurāṇa 7.4.52.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.4.52.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.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. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 128 māpurante - gha. . 1 aho - gha. . 2 labdhamasmatto - gha . 3 ttasmai - gha. . 4 vṛṣaṃ śvetamapāśritam - gha. . 5 dadāni - gha. . 6... ṇekṣitena ca - gha. . - - - -- - -- - ---- - -- -- -- - -- - -- 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. > --------------------------------------- > 128 māpurante - gha. 1 aho - gha. 2 labdhamasmatto - gha. 3 ttasmai - gha. 4 vṛṣaṃ śvetamapāśritam - gha. 5 dadāni - gha. 6 \[…\]ṇekṣitena ca - gha. > --------------------------------------- > 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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.4.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.p2) - [Next: 7.4.52.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.2) - [Up: 7.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.4.52.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.4.52.1) · Pramāṇa