Shiva Purana
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विमानमारुह्य तदा महायशास्स शांकरिस्सर्वगुणैरुपेतः ॥ श्रिया समेतः परया बभौ महान् संवीज्यमानश्चमरैर्महाग्रभैः॥१६॥
Seated in the aerial chariot, the son of Śiva endowed with good qualities and of great renown shone with great splendour. He was being fanned with lustrous chowries.
english translation
vimAnamAruhya tadA mahAyazAssa zAMkarissarvaguNairupetaH ॥ zriyA sametaH parayA babhau mahAn saMvIjyamAnazcamarairmahAgrabhaiH॥16॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्राचेतसं छत्रमतीवसुप्रभं रत्नैरुपेतं विविधैर्विराजितम्॥ धृतं तदा तच्च कुमारमूर्ध्नि वै ह्यनन्तचान्द्रैः किरणैर्महाप्रभैः ॥१७॥
The lustrous umbrella presented by Varuṇa, shining with various gems was held aloft over his head. Beams of light as though of infinite moons shed great lustre around.
english translation
prAcetasaM chatramatIvasuprabhaM ratnairupetaM vividhairvirAjitam॥ dhRtaM tadA tacca kumAramUrdhni vai hyanantacAndraiH kiraNairmahAprabhaiH ॥17॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमिलितास्ते तदा सर्वे देवाश्शक्रपुरोगमा ॥ स्वैःस्वैर्बलैः परिवृता युद्धकामा महाबलाः ॥१८॥
Indra and other gods of great strength, desirous of fighting, joined him with their own divisions of the army.
english translation
militAste tadA sarve devAzzakrapurogamA ॥ svaiHsvairbalaiH parivRtA yuddhakAmA mahAbalAH ॥18॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएवं देवाश्च दैत्याश्च योद्धुकामाः स्थिता भुवि ॥ सैन्येन महता तेन व्यूहं कृत्वा पृथक् पृथक् ॥ १९ ॥
The gods and the demons stood in their arrays on the ground with a vast army ready to start the battle.
english translation
evaM devAzca daityAzca yoddhukAmAH sthitA bhuvi ॥ sainyena mahatA tena vyUhaM kRtvA pRthak pRthak ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptते सेने सुरदैत्यानां शुशुभाते परस्परम् ॥ हंतुकामे तदान्योन्यं स्तूयमाने च बन्दिभिः ॥2-4-7-२०॥
With the bards singing their songs of praise, the armies of the gods and the Asuras shone in their eagerness to pounce on and crush each other.
english translation
te sene suradaityAnAM zuzubhAte parasparam ॥ haMtukAme tadAnyonyaM stUyamAne ca bandibhiH ॥2-4-7-20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript