Skanda Purana 7.4.52_159

7.4.52_159

sanatkumāra uvāca
tasya tanniścayaṃ jñātvā saṃtuṣṭo32 bhagavān haraḥ .
viṣṇurūpaṃ parityajya svaṃ rūpa pratyapadyata ..26. .
uvāca cainaṃ viprendra33 gaṇapo34 me bhavākṣayaḥ .
amaro jarayā tyaktaḥ sarvaduḥvivarjitaḥ ..27..

Sanatkumāra said:
Knowing his firm resolve, the blessed Hara was delighted;
abandoning the form of Viṣṇu, he assumed his own form, // 26
and said to him: “O foremost of brahmins, be my imperishable leader of the gaṇas,
immortal, free from old age, and devoid of all suffering! // 27