Skandapurana 7.4.52.4

7.4.52.4

pavitrīkṛtamātmānaṃ somena sagaṇena ca .. 8.31.30 ..
nānyaṃ varamihecchāmi38 tvatto deva jagadguro .
eṣa eva varo mahyaṃ dīyatāṃ bhuvaneśvara . . 31 . .
sanatkumāra uvāca39
evamastviti taṃ40 prāha mandaraṃ varadastadā41 .
sanandī saha devyā ca nivatsyāmi sadā tvayi . .3 2 . .
tvaṃ cāpi bhūbhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ .
abhedyaścaiva vajreṇa matprasādād bhaviṣyasi ..3 3 ..
ramyaśca sarvabhūtānāṃ hemaratnavibhūṣitaḥ .
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇaḥ surasiddhaniṣevitaḥ42 . .34..
sanatkumāra uvāca
tatosṛjad gṛhaṃ43 tatra jāmbūnadamayaṃ mahat .
manasātiguṇaṃ vyāsa44 na tenāsti45 samaṃ kvacit ..35. .
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34.. gaṇānāṃ ca - kha. . 15 gaṇeśvaraṃ - kha. . 36.,. ṇaṃ - ka. kha. . 37 tejasā - gha. . 38 nacānyaṃ varacchāmi - kha. . 39 devadeva - gha. . 40 ta ? - gha . 1 cārukandaram - ka. . 42 siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ - kha. . 43 sadma cāpyamṛjat - ka, svayamevāsṛjatsadma - kha . 4 guṇairyuktaṃ - kha. . 45 na te tena - kha. .
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na tādṛg brahmaṇopyasti46 kimutānyasya kasya47cit .
tejasā varṣmaṇā kāntyā vṛṣanāmnātiviśrutam48 ..3 6 ..
vyāsa uvāca
bhagavan brahmaṇaḥ sūno sarvayogeśvareśvara .
na me tṛpti49stvayākhyāte50 devadevasya51 ca ceṣṭite52 .. 37..
sa vṛṣo dayitaścaiva vāhanattvaṃ53 mahābalaḥ .
kenāgamanmahāśabdo maheśasya mahātmanaḥ ..38..
kasya putraḥ kasya naptā kathaṃ jajñe 54 tathaiva ca .
kiṃ tapaḥ kiṃ phalaṃ tasya etadicchāmi veditum ..39..
abhavajjaladaḥ pūrvaṃ vāhanaṃ rudravallabham .

that myself be purified together with Umā and along with your retinue.
I desire no other boon from you here, O God, teacher of the universe!
Let this very boon be granted to me, O Lord of the universe!"
Sanatkumāra said:
"May it be so," the giver of boons then said to Mandara.
"With Nandī and together with the Goddess, I shall dwell always upon you.
And you, best of mountains, free from old age and death,
and impenetrable even to the thunderbolt, shall become so by my grace;
and charming to all living beings, adorned with gold and jewels,
thronged with hosts of apsarases, frequented by gods and siddhas."
Sanatkumāra said:
Then he created a great mansion there, made of Jāmbūnada gold,
surpassing thought in excellence, O Vyāsa; nowhere is there anything equal to it.
Even Brahmā has nothing like it, how much less anyone else!
Renowned by the name of Vṛṣa for its splendor, stature, and beauty.
Vyāsa said:
"O Blessed One, son of Brahmā, lord of all masters of yoga,
there is no satiety in me as the deeds of the God of gods are recounted by you.
How did that mighty bull, so beloved of great-souled Maheśa,
resounding loudly, attain the status of his mount?
Whose son was he? Whose grandson? And how was he born?
What was his tapas, and what its fruit? This I desire to know.
Formerly, a cloud was the mount beloved of Rudra;