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Shiva Purana

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तस्मिंश्च समये यच्च रूपं तस्य महात्मनः ॥ जातं तद्वर्णितुं शक्यं न हि वर्षशतैरपि ॥२६॥

Even in hundreds of years it is impossible to describe adequately the form of the great soul which he assumed then.

english translation

एवं विधो महेशानो महेशान्यखिलेश्वरः ॥ जगाम त्रिपुरं हंतुं सर्वेषां सुखदायकः ॥ २७ ॥

Śiva the lord of Pārvatī and everyone, the bestower of happiness to all, went ahead to destroy the three cities.

english translation

तं देवदेवं त्रिपुरं निहंतुं तदानु सर्वे तु रविप्रकाशाः ॥ गजैर्हयैस्सिंहवरै रथैश्च वृषैर्ययुस्तेऽमरराजमुख्याः॥२८॥

Then all the gods, resplendent like the sun, under the lord of the gods and others went on elephants, horses, lions, bulls and chariots to kill Tripuras, leaders of the Asuras.

english translation

हलैश्च शालैर्मुशलैर्भुशुण्डैर्गिरीन्द्रकल्पैर्गिरिसंनिभाश्च॥ नानायुधैस्संयुतबाहवस्ते ततो नु हृष्टाः प्रययुस्सुरेशाः ॥ २९ ॥

The leading gods as huge as mountains went ahead delighted and well-armed with all sorts of missiles, plough-shares, mortars, iron clubs and uprooted trees as huge as mountains.

english translation

नानायुधाढ्याः परमप्रकाशा महोत्सवश्शंभुजयं वदंतः ॥ ययुः पुरस्तस्य महेश्वरस्य तदेन्द्रपद्मोद्भवविष्णुमुख्याः॥2-5-9-३०॥

Then Indra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and others went ahead of lord Śiva jubilantly shouting cries of victory to Śiva, well-armed with various weapons and shining brilliantly.

english translation