Skanda Purana 7.4.52_202

7.4.52_202

sanatkumāra uvāca
tataḥ suśarmā viprarṣe tamāmantrya5 mahāmanāḥ6 .
uvācedaṃ mahāsattvaṃ7 sukeśaṃ gaṇasattamam . .3 . .
suśarmovāca
sukeśa na vayaṃ sākṣāt patitā narakārṇave .
tvayyālambitacittāstu patiṣyāmastvayā vinā . .4. .
kintu tadyātanābhītāściṃtayāmastvaharniśam .
kīdṛśāste mahāghorā narakāḥ śrutidāruṇāḥ ..5..

Sanatkumāra said: / Then high-minded Suśarman, having addressed him, O brahmin seer, / said this to Sukeśa of great courage, the best among the Gaṇas: // 3 // / Suśarman said: / "O Sukeśa, we have not directly fallen into the ocean of hell, / but with our minds fixed on you, without you we would surely fall. // 4 // / Yet, terrified of its torments, we ponder day and night: / of what nature are those exceedingly dreadful hells, fearful even to hear of? // 5