Skandapurana 7.8.34_96

7.8.34_96

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.’