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कृष्णश च सुमहातेजाश चक्रेणारि निहा तदा दैत्यदानव संघानां चकार कदनं महत ॥ १-२१८-२६ ॥

'Krishna, the destroyer of enemies, endowed with great power, inflicted a significant massacre upon the Daityas and Danavas using his discus.' ॥ 1-218-26 ॥

english translation

अथापरे शरैर विद्धाश चक्रवेगेरितास तदा वेलाम इव समासाद्य वयातिष्ठन्त महौजसः ॥ १-२१८-२७ ॥

'Numerous Asuras of immense power, pierced by Krishna's arrows and struck by the impact of his discus, lay motionless like driftwood abandoned on the shore after being battered by the force of the waves.' ॥ 1-218-27 ॥

english translation

ततः शक्रॊ ऽभिसंक्रुद्धस तरिदशानां महेश्वरः पाण्डुरं गजम आस्थाय ताव उभौ समभिद्रवत ॥ १-२१८-२८ ॥

'Then Sakra, the lord of the celestials, mounted on his white elephant, charged at those heroes. Grasping his thunderbolt, which never failed to strike its mark, he hurled it with tremendous force.' ॥ 1-218-28 ॥

english translation

अशनिं गृह्य तरसा वज्रम अस्त्रम अवासृजत हताव एताव इति पराह सुरान असुरसूदनः ॥ १-२१८-२९ ॥

'Seizing his thunderbolt with great strength, the slayer of demons (Surasudana) hurled it forcefully, declaring, "These two are slain!"' ॥ 1-218-29 ॥

english translation

ततः समुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा देवेन्द्रेण महाशनिम जगृहुः सर्वशस्त्राणि सवानि सवानि सुरास तदा ॥ १-२१८-३० ॥

'Beholding the fierce thunderbolt about to be hurled by their chief, the celestials all took up their respective weapons.' ॥ 1-218-30 ॥

english translation