Skanda Purana 7.8.34_217

7.8.34_217

sa gatvā nātidūretha vane sāśokacampake .
āsasāda sutaṃ śrīmān4 somo budhamivāparam . .4. .
kṛtārthaṃ sa sutaṃ5 dṛṣṭvā tuṣṭobhūddānaveśvaraḥ .
snehātsa taṃ6 pariṣvajya mūrdhnyupāghrāya cāsakṛt ..5 . .
kathaṃ kena ca kālena ke ca labdhā varāstvayā7 .
pṛṣṭaḥ sa kathayāmāsa yathāvṛttamaśeṣataḥ . .6. .
tasya tadvaradānañca tathā māhātmyameva ca .
śrutvā tesuraśārdūlāḥ8 praṇeduḥ sāgarā iva ..7. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
tatastaṃ rathamāropya9 hiraṇyākṣondhakaṃ sutam .
suhṛdbhistaiḥ sahaivāśu praviveśa svakaṃ puram ..8..
sa putrasahito bhāti daityaḥ saṃpūrṇamānasaḥ .
caran rāśimivādityo yathā saha śanaiścaraḥ . .9. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
tataḥ praviśya daityendraḥ suhṛdvargamuvāca saḥ10 .
adhvaryuriva11 sānnāyye12 yathānyānṛtvijaḥ sthitān13 .. 8.75.10 ..
hiraṇyākṣa uvāca
śṛṇudhvaṃ yadidānīṃ me kṛtyaṃ hṛdi cirasthitam .
kartavyaṃ saha sarvaistu yuṣmābhirbhīmavikramaiḥ ..1 1 . .
mayā manīṣitaṃ pūrva kṛtakṛtya ihāgate .
andhake nagaresminvai kartāhaṃ kaumudīmiti ..12..
makhaghnasya ca devasya devarātriṃ mahāprabhām14 .
kariṣyāmīti tatsarvaṃ kriyatāmaviśaṃkayā .. 1 3..

Having gone not very far into a forest with aśoka and campaka trees,
the glorious one approached his son, like a second moon approaching Budha. (4)
Seeing his son successful, the lord of the Dānavas rejoiced;
embracing him out of affection and smelling his head repeatedly, [he asked]: (5)
‘How, at what time, and what boons were obtained by you?’
Thus questioned, he recounted everything just as it happened without remainder. (6)
Hearing of his grant of boons and likewise his majesty,
those tiger-like Asuras roared like oceans. (7)
Sanatkumāra said:
Then, seating his son Andhaka upon his chariot,
Hiraṇyākṣa, along with those companions, quickly entered his own city. (8)
Accompanied by his son, the Daitya shone, his heart fulfilled,
like the sun moving into a zodiacal sign together with Saturn. (9)
Sanatkumāra said:
Then, having entered, the lord of the Daityas addressed his circle of friends,
just as an Adhvaryu priest stationed at a sānnāyya offering speaks to the other priests: (10)
Hiraṇyākṣa said:
“Hear what duty, long kept in my heart, is now
to be carried out with all of you possessing formidable prowess! (11)
It was formerly resolved by me that when Andhaka returns here having achieved his purpose,
I shall celebrate the Kaumudī festival in this city. (12)
And I shall celebrate the radiant divine night of the god who destroys sacrifice—
let all of that be done without hesitation! (13)