Revākhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa manuscripts (RKS) 85.84

85.84

andhaka uvāca:
yadi tuṣṭo 'si deveśa yadi deyo varo mama /
tadātmanaḥ samīpe 'haṃ sthāpitavyo hi nānyathā //

Andhaka said: / “If you are pleased, O Lord of gods, if a boon is to be granted to me, / then I must indeed be placed near your own presence, not otherwise;