Skandapurana 7.8.34_214

7.8.34_214

12 stapasastathā - kha. . 13 pedire - kha. . 14 brahmāṇamabhyetya - kha. . 15 tuṣṭosminte - ka. . 16 cakṣuṣmām̐stu tadā - kha. . 17 sārdhaṃ (sondhaḥ?) - kha. . 18 apratidvandvatā - kha. . 11 ca - kha . 20 dadāni - ka., dadāti kha. .
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andhaka uvāca
yā strī syāllokamātā vai praṇameyaṃ na tāṃ yadi .
tadā syānmama mṛtyustu mṛtyuhīnonyathā21 hyaham ..23 ..
brahmovāca
evametad bhavatu te tvayā proktaṃ yadadya vai22 .
andhako bhava nāmnā tvaṃ loke khyātiṃ ca yāsyasi ..24. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
evamuktvā sa bhagavānandhakaṃ devakaṇṭakam23 .
jagāma svaṃ tadāvāsaṃ virarāmāndhakaśca saḥ . .25 . .
sa gaṅgāmbhobhirāplutya devamiṣṭvā yathāvidhi .
agniṃ hutvā tato dhīmānanumānya tapovanam .
sahāyaitsaha daityendro jagāma24 piturantikam ..26..
sa hṛṣṭacetāstapasā25 mahābalo vivṛddhakāmaḥ suraśatrutoṣaṇaḥ .
pitussakāśaṃ punareva dīptimānagacchaduddhūtabalāhakopamaḥ ..27..
iti skandapurāṇe andhakavaralābho nāma26 catuḥsaptatitamo27dhyāyaḥ

12. stapasastathā - kha. 13. pedire - kha. 14. brahmāṇamabhyetya - kha. 15. tuṣṭosminte - ka. 16. cakṣuṣmāṃstu tadā - kha. 17. sārdhaṃ (sondhaḥ?) - kha. 18. apratidvandvatā - kha. 19. ca - kha. 20. dadāni - ka., dadāti kha.
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Andhaka said:
“If there be a woman who is the mother of the universe, if I do not bow to her,
then let my death occur; otherwise, I am devoid of death.” (23)
Brahmā said:
“Let it be so for you, just as has been spoken by you today!
Be known by the name Andhaka, and you shall attain fame in the world.” (24)
Sanatkumāra said:
Having spoken thus to Andhaka, the thorn in the side of the gods,
the Blessed One went to his own abode, and Andhaka ceased [his austerity]. (25)
Having bathed in the waters of the Gaṅgā, worshipped the god according to rule,
offered oblation into the fire, and taken leave of the ascetic grove, the wise
lord of the Daityas went to his father’s presence along with his companions. (26)
With a glad heart from austerity, of great might, his desires fulfilled, bringing joy to the enemies of the gods,
the radiant one, resembling an agitated raincloud, went once again to his father’s presence. (27)
Thus ends the seventy-fourth chapter named ‘Attainment of the Boon by Andhaka’ in the Skandapurāṇa.