Skandapurana 7.4.52_38.4

7.4.52_38.4

tatastau tena sainyena mahatābhisamāvṛtau .
jagmatuḥ sāgaronnāda49 meghāśaninināditaiḥ50 ..25. .
devopi saha pārvatyā raibhyāśramasamīpataḥ51 .
sthitvāpaśyad gaṇeśānāṃ karma tad yajñanāśanam . .26. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
vṛkṣāḥ kanakhaleyāstu gaṅgādvārasamīpagāḥ .
suvarṇaśṛṃgaśca girirmeruparvatasannibhaḥ ..27. .
tasmin pradeśe dakṣasya yajñosāvabhavattadā52 .
gaṇeśvarabalaṃ cāgād bhīmaṃ kālīpurogamam ..28 ..
te saṃprāpya mahābhāgāḥ sarve dīptānalaprabhāḥ .
ūcustaṃ yajamānañca ṛtvijotha munīn surān ..29. .
vayaṃ hyanucarāḥ sarve śarvasya paramātmanaḥ .
ihābhilipsavaḥ prāptā bhāgān yacchadhvamīpsitān . .8.32.3 0 . .
tapasā yajñabhāgārhā balena53 niyamena vā54 .
aiśvaryeṇātha yogena55 yena tena puro hi vaḥ56 . .3 1..
sarvañcāsmāsvapi hi tad57 vayamapyaṃśabhāginaḥ58 .
atha cet svāmino devāstena bhāgārhatāṃ gatāḥ . .3 2..
svāmitve ca balaṃ hetustapo vā nātra saṃśayaḥ .
asmāsvevobhayaṃ tacca svāmitvaṃ tena no varam . .3 3 ..
atha cet kasyacidiyamājñā munisurottamāḥ .
bhāgo bhavadbhyo deyastu nāsmabhyamiti kathyatām . .34..
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47 prabho - ka .gha . 48 sarvāṃścovāca - ka. . 49 sāgarairnādaiḥ - gha. . 50 vināditaiḥ - ka., tau - ka., nī (nau?) - kha. . 51 vaiśvānarasamaprabhaḥ - gha. . 52 yajñoyamabhavattadā - ka. . 53 balenā - gha. . 54 ca - gha. . 55.. .bhiyogena - gha. . 56 vayaṃ surāḥ - gha. . 57 cāsmāsu pihitaṃ - gha. . 58 tadvayaṃ hyaṃśabhāginaḥ - gha. .
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taṃ brūta yo jñāpayati vetsyāmo hi vayaṃ tataḥ .

Then the two, surrounded by that vast army, / went forth with roars like the ocean and rumblings like clouds and thunderbolts. / And the god, together with Pārvatī, staying near the hermitage of Raibhya, / watched that work of destroying the sacrifice by the troop-lords. / Sanatkumāra said: / The trees of Kanakhala stood near the gate of the Gaṅgā, / and there was a mountain with golden peaks resembling Mount Meru. / In that region, Dakṣa's sacrifice was taking place. / And the formidable army of the troop-lords arrived, led by Kālī. / Having arrived, all those exalted ones, radiant as blazing fire, / spoke to the patron of the sacrifice, the officiating priests, the sages, and the gods: / “We are indeed all followers of Śarva, the Supreme Self. / We have come here desiring shares; bestow the desired shares! / By austerity, by strength, or by restraint are [people] worthy of sacrificial shares, / or by majesty, or by yoga—by whatever means before you. / All of that is indeed in us as well; we too are share-takers. / If the gods are masters, and therefore have attained worthiness of shares— / in mastery, strength or austerity is the cause, no doubt of this; / both of those reside in us alone, and therefore our mastery is superior. / But if this is someone's command, O best of sages and gods: / ‘A share must be given to you [gods], but not to us,’ let it be stated! / Tell us who commands this, and then we will know.”