Shiva Purana

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ इत्युदीर्य ततो वज्री संनिरीक्ष्य क्रुधा हि तम् ॥ हंतुं दिगंबरं वज्रमुद्यतं स चकार ह ॥१६॥

Sanatkumāra said: After saying this and looking at him ferociously Indra raised his thunderbolt in order to kill him.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ ityudIrya tato vajrI saMnirIkSya krudhA hi tam ॥ haMtuM digaMbaraM vajramudyataM sa cakAra ha ॥16॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुरंदरं वज्रहस्तं दृष्ट्वा देवस्सदाशिवः ॥ चकार स्तंभनं तस्य वज्रपातस्य शंकरः॥१७॥

On seeing Indra lifting up his thunderbolt, Śiva prevented the fall of the thunderbolt by making his hand benumbed.

english translation

puraMdaraM vajrahastaM dRSTvA devassadAzivaH ॥ cakAra staMbhanaM tasya vajrapAtasya zaMkaraH॥17॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततो रुद्रः क्रुधाविष्टः करालाक्षो भयंकरः ॥ द्रुतमेव प्रजज्वाल तेजसा प्रदहन्निव ॥ १८ ॥

Then Śiva became furious. His eyes became terrible. He blazed with his burning splendour.

english translation

tato rudraH krudhAviSTaH karAlAkSo bhayaMkaraH ॥ drutameva prajajvAla tejasA pradahanniva ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बाहुप्रतिष्टंभभुवामन्युनांतश्शचीपतिः ॥ समदह्यत भोगीव मंत्ररुद्धपराक्रमः ॥१९॥

Then Indra burnt within himself by the benumbing of his arm like a serpent whose exploits had been curbed by pronouncing magical formulas.

english translation

bAhupratiSTaMbhabhuvAmanyunAMtazzacIpatiH ॥ samadahyata bhogIva maMtraruddhaparAkramaH ॥19॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दृष्ट्वा बृहस्पतिस्तूर्णं प्रज्वलंतं स्वतेजसा ॥ पुरुषं तं धिया ज्ञात्वा प्रणनाम हरं प्रभुम् ॥2-5-13-२०॥

On seeing him resplendent, Bṛhaspati realised immediately that he was lord Śiva himself and bowed to him.

english translation

dRSTvA bRhaspatistUrNaM prajvalaMtaM svatejasA ॥ puruSaM taM dhiyA jJAtvA praNanAma haraM prabhum ॥2-5-13-20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript