Skandapurana 7.8.34_96

7.8.34_96

sopaśyattatra deveśaṃ devīñca bhuvaneśvarīm .
tuṣṭāva manasā50 devau tatosau havyavāhanaḥ ..84. .
tathā saṃstūyamānaśca prītiṃ devyāśca darśayan .
vīkṣya stabhbhaṃ haro devīṃ vākyametadabhāṣata ..85. .
eṣa stambhamaṇirdevi bhrājamāna iva priye .
saṃstauti māṃ tvayā sārdhaṃ dadānyasmai varaṃ śubham ..86..

There he saw the lord of the gods and the goddess, the ruler of the universe. / Then that carrier of oblations praised the two deities in his mind. / And being thus praised, showing love for the goddess, / Hara looked at the pillar and spoke these words to the goddess: / ‘This jewel of a pillar, O goddess, as if shining, O beloved, / praises me along with you; let me give him an auspicious boon.’