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पुनश्शक्तिश्च निःक्षिप्ता तेन शंभूपरि द्विजाः ॥ शंभुना सापि बाणैस्स्वैर्लक्षधा च कृता द्रुतम् ॥ ३६ ॥
O brahmins, then a lance was hurled at Śiva by him. It too was split into a hundred-thousand pieces with his arrows by Śiva.
english translation
पट्टिशश्च ततस्तेन निःक्षिप्तो हि शिवोपरि ॥ शिवेन स त्रिशूलेन तिलशश्च कृतं क्षणात् ॥ ३७॥
Then a huge iron club was hurled at Śiva by him. Within a trice, it too was reduced to small pieces like gingelly seeds by Śiva with his trident.
english translation
ततश्शिवगणानां च राक्षसानां परस्परम् ॥ युद्धमासीत्तदा घोरं पश्यतां दुःखकावहम् ॥ ३८॥
Then a terrible fight ensued between the attendants of Śiva and the Rākṣasa. It frightened all the onlookers with distress.
english translation
ततश्च पृथिवी सर्वा व्याकुला चाभवत्क्षणात् ॥ समुद्राश्च तदा सर्वे चुक्षुभुस्समहीधराः ॥ ३९ ॥
Within a trice, the entire earth became agitated. The oceans and the mountains became excited.
english translation
देवाश्च ऋषयस्सर्वे बभूवुर्विकला अति ॥ ऊचुः परस्परं चेति व्यर्थं वै प्रार्थितश्शिवः ॥ ४० ॥
The god and the sages were much distressed. They said to one another. “In vain did we beseech Śiva.”
english translation