Skanda Purana 7.4.52_175

7.4.52_175

sukeśa uvāca
pitaro noktapūrvaṃ23 me mṛṣā na ca vadāmi vai24.
yathā prabhāvādyuṣmāka25maiśvaryaṃ mama tattadā . .9. .
śṛṇudhvaṃ vadataḥ26 samyak māvamadhvaṃ27 vaco mama .
na cāvamanye pitaro28 devatāḥ29 kovamanyate .. 8.36.10 . .
pitaraḥ karma kurvanti satāṃ yat saṃmataṃ bhuvi .
nityaṃ cāśāsate caiva30 prajā naḥ santu puṣkalāḥ .. 11 ..

Sukeśa said: / 'O ancestors, false speech has never been spoken by me before, nor do I speak it now: / it was truly through your power then that this sovereignty of mine [came about]. / Listen as I speak properly; do not disregard my words. / Nor do I dishonor [you], O ancestors; who would dishonor the deities? / Ancestors perform action that is approved by the good in this world, / and they ever pray: "May our offspring be abundant!"'