Skandapurana 7.8.34_204

7.8.34_204

sosuraḥ śaṃkhahārāmbusudhākundendupāṇḍaraḥ .
babhūvāsthisirāśeṣaḥ kevalaṃ10 tapasi sthitaḥ . .1 1 . .
sa tena tapasā yukto bhāskaraṃ niṣprabhaṃ tadā 11 .
somaṃ ca grahatārābhissaha cakre mitātmavān .. 1 2. .

That asura, pale as a conch, a pearl necklace, water, nectar, a kunda flower, and the moon, / became reduced to mere bones and veins, remaining solely steadfast in austerity.
Endowed with that austerity, he of restrained mind then rendered / the sun, moon, planets, and stars devoid of luster.