Skandapurana 7.4.52_154

7.4.52_154

sandhāya18 mānasaṃ19 rudre20 niścalaḥ21 susamāhitaḥ22 .
hṛdayena japan rudrānākāśe samatiṣṭhata . .1 6. .
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9 nāsti me - gha. . 10 yattapaḥ - gha. . 11... sarvānuddharadhvaṃ - kha. . 12 pitāmahā - gha. . 13 yuṣmattapasā - kha. . 14 yajñenāpyatonyathā - ka. kha., śaktyā tvayā jñātvā - gha. . 15,., mupāvṛtaṃ (?), mupāhṛtaṃ - ka,... manuttamaṃ- gha. . 16 tato (do) tsṛjya - ka. kha. gha. . 17,.. tiṣṭhati - kha. . 18 dhyāya mānastato - kha, sa dhyāyamāno rudreti - gha. . 19 manaso - ka. . 20 ruddha - kha. . 21 niścalaṃ - kha. . 22... sthitaḥ - kha. .
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tasya pūrṇe tadā māsi vātavarṣamabhūnmahat .
sarvasatvapramathanaṃ dussahaṃ bhīmaśabdavat .. 17. .
tena varṣeṇa23 mahatā naiva24 tasyābhavattadā .
duḥkhaṃ vāpyathavā bhaṅgaḥ25 samyagevāvatasthivān . . 18. .
atha taṃ bhagavān devo māse vartati saptame .
viṣṇurūpadharo bhūtvā provāca dvijasattamam .. 1 9..

Fixing his mind upon Rudra, motionless, well concentrated,
whispering prayers to the Rudras with his heart, he stayed in the open air. // 16
[Variant readings]
Then, when a month was completed for him, there occurred a great storm of wind and rain
that agitated all creatures, unbearable, accompanied by a terrible roaring sound. // 17
By that great rainstorm, no suffering
nor any interruption happened to him then; he remained steadfastly composed. // 18
Then, when the seventh month was underway, the blessed Lord,
assuming the form of Viṣṇu, spoke to that best of the twice-born: // 19