Skandapurana 7.4.52_38.18

7.4.52_38.18

229 devadevapriyāṃ - kha. . 230 jamahātmyalokāraṇī - ka. . 231 namaḥ satvarāgapravṛtiṃ - ka., manaḥ - kha. . 232 prapadye sadāhaṃ - kha. . 233 mokṣabuddhyā - kha. . 234 mahāśūnyadehodbhavāṃ - kha. . 235 sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ - ka. . 236 varañca - kha. . 237... mapohāṃ dhṛtiṃ dhāryatāṃ - kha. .
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sanatkumāra uvāca
evaṃ sā saṃstutā devī devairhṛṣṭena238 cetasā239 .
tryambakānugrahāccaiva devām̐stuṣṭābravīdidam .. 145. .
devyuvāca
gacchadhvaṃ vijvarāḥ sarve tuṣṭāhaṃ vo na240 saṃśayaḥ .
maivaṃ kārṣṭa punardevā mā vināśo hi vo bhavet ..146..
sanatkumāra uvāca
tataḥ sa devaḥ prahasan kapardī nīlalohitaḥ .
prakṛtisthān surān sarvāṃścakāra suraśatruhā . . 147..
uvāca caitān deveśo gacchadhvaṃ vigatajvarāḥ .
yajñaścaiva yadā kṛtyaṃ tadāyaṃ bhavitā hi vaḥ .. 148 ..
saśirasko diteḥ putrā mantreṇānena sandhitaḥ .
tataḥ stotraṃ ca mantraṃ ca sandhānakaramavyayam .
dadāvātharvaṇaṃ devaḥ provācedaṃ ca241 susvaram242 . . 149. .
devadeva uvāca
nakṣatrasamatāṃ yātu yajñoyaṃ surasattamāḥ .
mṛgānusārī devopi harirasya bhavatvayam . .8.32.1 50 . .
bhadrakālī hariścaiva243 gaṇāśceme mahābalāḥ .
sarve bhadrā244 bhaviṣyanti yuṣmākamamarāssadā ..15 1 . .
sanatkumāra uvāca
evamuktā bhagavatā devāste brahmāṇā saha .
śirobhiḥ praṇatāssarve śarvamūcuridaṃ vacaḥ . . 152 ..
eṣa tāvat kratu245 śreṣṭhastavaiva bhavatu prabho .
sarvaḥ surapate deva śatamabhyarcyate246vyaya247 .. 153 ..
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Sanatkumāra said:
Praised thus by the gods with joyful hearts,
and through Tryambaka's grace, the pleased Goddess spoke this to the gods: / 145
The Goddess said:
Go forth, all of you, freed from anguish; I am pleased with you, without a doubt.
Do not act in this way again, O gods, lest destruction befall you. / 146
Sanatkumāra said:
Then that god, the smiling, matted-haired, blue-and-red one,
the slayer of the gods' enemies, restored all the gods to their natural state. / 147
And the Lord of Gods said to them: "Go forth, freed from anguish;
and when a sacrifice is to be performed, then this [sacrifice] will indeed belong to you. / 148
Joined together with its head, O sons of Diti, by this mantra."
Then the God gave the Atharvan hymn and imperishable joining mantra,
and spoke this in a melodious voice: / 149
The God of Gods said:
Let this sacrifice attain parity with the constellations, O best of gods!
And let this god Hari, pursuing the deer, become its [protector]. / 150
Bhadrakālī, Hari, and these mighty attendants,
all of them will forever bring good fortune to you, O immortals! / 151
Sanatkumāra said:
Addressed thus by the Lord, those gods, together with Brahmā,
all bowed their heads and spoke these words to Śarva: / 152
"Let this best of sacrifices belong only to you, O Lord;
everything, O God, Lord of Gods, imperishable one, is worshipped... / 153