[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 7.8.34\_138 # Skandapurana 7.8.34\_138 Skandapurāṇa 7.8.34\_138 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8.34\_138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_138) 94 vākyametad 'virarāme' tyādiparavartipadyārdhānantaraṃ paṭhitaṃ ka pustake . 425 devadeva uvāca mā bhīrbhavatu vo devā haniṣyāmyahamandhakam95 . yuṣmadarthe parākrāntaṃ hiraṇyākṣasutaṃ varam ..146. . yūyañca merumadhyasthaṃ vanaṃ yāta suvistṛtam . nāmnā śaravaṇaṃ96 nāma puṇyaṃ dvādaśayojanam . . 147.. yuṣmākaṃ tatra saṃbhidya97 kukṣīndaivatapuṅgavāḥ . madīyaṃ tatparaṃ tejo nirgamiṣyati dīptimat . . 148.. suvarṇatvaṃ98 ca yāsyanti kukṣayo vaḥ surottamāḥ . tataste tadvacaḥ śrutvā praṇamya śirasā bhavam ..149 . . śrīmantaṃ merumājagmuḥ śaradhānaṃ ca tacchubham . yatra teṣāṃ tadā bhittvā kukṣīntejo nirakramīt99 ..8.72.1 50 .. yugāntānalasaṃkāśaṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ surāsuraiḥ100 . meruścaivābhavat kṣipraṃ śrīmānati manoharaḥ ..1 51 .. sarvaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ cakre tejo māheśvaraṃ param . vāti gandhavaho101 divyassarvartukusumāvahaḥ . . 1 52. . teṣāñca kukṣibhedāste suvarṇatvaṃ paraṃ yayuḥ . svarge dundubhayo divyā neduḥ svayamanāhatāḥ . . 153 . . puṣpāṇāṃ vṛṣṭayaḥ petussugandhīnāmanekaśaḥ102. namaskāraiśca bhūtānāmadṛśyānāmabhūtsvanaḥ .. 1 54. . evamādīni paśyantaḥ śṛṇvantaśca surottamāḥ . gatvā pinākine hṛṣṭāssarvamāvedya suvrata103 . preṣitāḥ sthāṇunā jagmuḥ svām̐llokān hṛṣitānanāḥ . .155.. > The God of gods said: > "Let there be no fear for you, O gods! I will slay Andhaka, > the excellent son of Hiraṇyākṣa, who has displayed his prowess against you. > And go to the extensive forest situated in the middle of Meru, > holy and twelve yojanas in extent, known by the name Śaravaṇa. > There, O foremost among gods, bursting through your bellies, > that supreme, blazing energy of mine will come forth. > And your bellies, O best of gods, will turn to gold." > Then, having heard his word and having bowed their heads to Bhava, > they went to glorious Meru and that auspicious Śaradhāna \[forest\], > where, bursting their bellies, that splendor then emerged, > resembling the fire at the end of an era, unbearable to be seen by gods and asuras. > And Meru immediately became glorious and exceedingly charming. > That supreme energy of Maheśvara turned everything golden. > A celestial wind blew, carrying the perfume of flowers of all seasons. > And the bursting incisions in their bellies turned completely into gold. > In heaven, celestial drums sounded of their own accord, unstruck. > Showers of fragrant flowers fell in abundance, > and from invisible beings arose the sound of reverent greetings. > Seeing and hearing such marvels, the best of the gods, > having gone to the wielder of the Pināka, delighted, and reported everything, O you of noble vows, > dismissed by Sthāṇu, went to their own worlds with joyful faces. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.8.34\_137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_137) - [Next: 7.8.34\_139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_139) - [Up: 7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.8.34_138) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ambikākhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.ambikakhanda.77.146) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.8.34_138) · Pramāṇa