Skandapurana 7.8.34_165

7.8.34_165

vinigṛhya sa taṃ viṣṇuṃ gaṇeśaḥ śarvavallabhaḥ .
pitaraṃ mama yogena yuyodha paramādbhutaḥ26 . .48. .
sa27 sūkṣmaṃ yogamāsthāya brahmā28 bhūtānyathāviśat .
yadyadviśatyasau bhūtaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ..49 . .
tatra tatra sthitaṃ29 hyagre śakukarṇamavaikṣata .
sa bhūtāni samutsṛjya tanmātrāṇyāviśat prabhuḥ . .8.73.50 . .
indriyāṇyatha tattvāni bhāvām̐ścaiva pitāmahaḥ .
tatra tatra sa yogātmā yogaṃ paramamāsthitam ..51 . .
apaśyat sthūlaśirasaṃ śakukarṇaṃ mahābalam .
athāsminnantare vyāsa devadevasya śūlinaḥ . .52. .

Having restrained Viṣṇu, that lord of the gaṇas, dear to Śarva,
most wondrous, fought with my father by means of yoga.
Employing subtle yoga, Brahmā then entered the gross elements.
Into whatever gross element Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, entered,
right there in front he beheld Śaṅkukarṇa standing.
Leaving the gross elements, the lord entered the subtle elements;
then the Grandfather entered the senses, the principles, and the states of being.
Everywhere, that yogic soul beheld the exceedingly powerful Śaṅkukarṇa
with a massive head, established in supreme yoga.
Then, in the meantime, O Vyāsa, of the god of gods, the trident-wielder,