अध्याय ९३
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे वाराणसीश्रीशैलमाहात्म्यकथनं नाम द्विनवतितमो ऽध्यायः अन्धको नाम दैत्येन्द्रो मन्दरे चारुकन्दरे दमितस्तु कथं लेभे गाणपत्यं महेश्वरात्
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge vārāṇasīśrīśailamāhātmyakathanaṃ nāma dvinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ andhako nāma daityendro mandare cārukandare damitastu kathaṃ lebhe gāṇapatyaṃ maheśvarāt
हिन्दी अर्थ
हम भक्तोंके लिये कल्याणकारक हैं। दुःखका नाश करनेवाले शिव, शर्व तथा शंकरको नमस्कार है
English
How did the leading Daitya named Andhaka obtain the chieftaincy of the Gaas from Mahevara after being sub- dued in the Mandara mountain with many charming caves? It behoves you to recount it in the manner it happened and in the way you have heard.