Skandapurana 7.8.34_83

7.8.34_83

28 te - ka . 29 śaṃkarasyātmajā - ka . 20 jñāyeta - kha. . 31 sureśvara. - kha. . 32 stambha. ka. . 33 vijñāpyaḥ - kha. . 34 surasattamaḥ - kha. . 35,.. mucchritaṃ - ka. . 36 kuryātsuraśreṣṭha - ka. kha. . 37 devaṃ deveśvaraṃ - ka. . 38 sutavad devāḥ - ka. . 39.. bhavanaṃ - ka. .
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tatrāpaśyat sthitaṃ dvāre nandinaṃ paramaujasam .
dvāramākramya tiṣṭhantaṃ dīptapaṭṭiśadhāriṇam ..66. .
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa tadā vahniḥ samālokya samantataḥ .
nāsti kaścidihopāyaḥ sūkṣmajantorapi sthite ..67. .
praveṣṭumiti sañcintya tameva śaraṇaṃ yayau .
nandinaṃ hutabhug devastuṣṭāva ca kṛtāñjaliḥ .. 68..

There he saw Nandin of supreme might standing at the door, / blocking the doorway, holding a blazing spear. / Seeing him then, looking all around, / [knowing that] 'there is no way for even a tiny creature to enter while he stands [here],' / having considered thus, he went to him alone for refuge; / the fire-consuming god praised Nandin with folded palms: