Skandapurana 7.4.52.5

7.4.52.5

sa55 kathaṃ tat56 parityajya vṛṣabhe matimādadhe57 . .8.31.40 . .
sanatkumāra uvāca
purā vedaḥ58 suto jajñe brahmaṇaḥ prathamodbhutaḥ59 .
dvitīyaścaiva yajñobhūt taṃ ca loke60 nyayuṃjata61 . .41 ..
sa lokāpyāyanakaraḥ prayukto brahmahaṇā svayam .
prajā vivarddhayiṣatā62 nāvarddhayadaśeṣataḥ ..42 ..
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yajña uvāca
bhagavan lokasiddhyarthaṃ prayuktohaṃ63 svayaṃbhuvā .
na ca mesti tathā vīryamanyamiccha64 namastava . . 44. .
devadeva uvāca
jīmūto bhava lokānāṃ tava siddhirbhaviṣyati .
tatomṛtābhiradbhistvaṃ lokān saṃvardhayiṣyati . .45..
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46 sarvalokeṣu - kha. . 47 ramaṇīyaṃ bhavet - kha . 48 ramyaṃ divyaguṇādapi - kha. . 49 mūrdhni - kha. . 50 khyātaṃ - kha. . 51 sāṃprataṃ - kha. . 52 ceṣṭitam - ka. . 53 dhāraṇatva - gha. . 54 yajñe - gha. . 55 tat, 56 sa - gha. . 57 vāhanaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ bhajat - kha. . 58 deva - gha. . 59 paramādbhut - gha. . 60 paramātmā - gha. . 61 lokobhyapūjayat - gha. . 62 lokavṛ? ..., 63 yaṃ - gha. . 64 muṣu - gha. .
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yajña uvāca
jīmūtatvaṃ yadi mama lokasiddhikaraṃ śubham .
asmadbhavantaṃ pṛṣṭhena vaheyaṃ vidyutālaya (?) . .46 . .
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ātmānamatha sa jñātvā nātitejasamacyutaḥ .
tatāpa sumahad vyāsa tapo yajñaḥ suduścaram65 . .48. .
atha tuṣṭastadā devaḥ śarvo66 yajñasya suvrata67 .
uvāca varadosmīti sa vavre varadaṃ varam68 . .49 . .
yathāhaṃ69 yajñabhāvena70 vahāmi tvāṃ mahāprabha71 .

having abandoned that, why did he set his mind on a bull?"
Sanatkumāra said:
"Long ago, the Veda was born as the first wondrous son of Brahmā,
and Yajña was born as the second, and they employed him in the world.
He, making the world flourish, employed by Brahmā himself
who wished to increase offspring, did not cause them to increase completely.
[…]
Yajña said:
'O Blessed One, I was employed by the Self-born for the welfare of the world,
but I do not possess such vigor; I seek another […] of yours.'
The God of gods said:
'Become a cloud of the worlds; your success will be achieved.
Then you will nurture the worlds with nectar-like waters.'
Yajña said:
'If being a cloud brings auspicious welfare to the world,
may I bear you, the abode of lightning, upon my back.'
[…]
[…]
Then, realizing that he was not exceedingly radiant, Yajña, unswerving,
performed very great and exceedingly severe tapas, O Vyāsa.
Then the god Śarva, pleased with Yajña, O faithful one,
said, 'I am the giver of boons'; he chose a boon from the boon-giver:
'Just as I bear you through the nature of sacrifice, O Lord of great splendor,'