Skanda Purana

Kashikhanda episode

O God of Gods, your game is the whole universe

The houses on the gaming board, O Lord, are the twelve months,

The dark and light pieces are the days of the moon,

Of which there are twice fifteen in month, the two dice are two paths of the sun

The two outcomes, victory and defeat, are called Creation and Dissolution.

When Devi wins there is Emanation,

When Dhurjati (Shiva) wins there is Reabsorption.