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Shiva Purana

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॥ देवेन्द्र उवाच ॥ देवदेव रमानाथ त्वष्टा मां निहनिष्यति॥ पुत्रशोकेन तप्तोऽसौ व्याजेनानेन नान्यथा ॥३१॥

Lord Indra said: O lord of Lakṣmī, O lord of gods, Tvaṣṭṛ who is agitated due to the grief over his son will surely kill me under this pretext and not otherwise.

english translation

ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवदेवो जनार्दनः ॥ उवाच प्रहसन् वाक्यं शक्रमाश्वासयंस्तदा ॥३२॥

Brahmā said: On hearing his words Viṣṇu, the lord of gods laughingly consoled Indra by speaking thus.

english translation

विष्णुरुवाच॥ निवातकवचैः पूर्वं मोहितोऽसि शचीपते॥ महाविद्यावलेनैव दानवैः पूर्ववैरिभिः ॥३३॥

Viṣṇu said: O lord of Śacī, formerly you had been enchanted by the demons Nivātakavacas, your previous enemies, by the power of their great spell.

english translation

पर्वतो हिमवानेष तथान्यऽखिलपर्वताः॥ विपक्षा हि कृतास्सर्वे मम वाक्याच्च वासव ॥३४॥

O Indra, at my instance, this mountain Himavat and others too were rendered wingless.

english translation

तेनुस्मृत्या तु वै दृष्ट्वा मायया गिरयो ह्यमी ॥ ॥ जेतुमिच्छन्तु ये मूढा न भेतव्यमरावपि॥३५॥

Let the mountains now create magic on remembering that and wish to surpass us foolishly. We are not to be afraid of our enemies.

english translation