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Shiva Purana

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केशवोऽपि महाबाहुं विक्षिप्तमसुरेण तम्॥ शरं तिलप्रमाणेन च्छित्त्वा वीरो ननाद ह ॥ २१ ॥

The heroic Viṣṇu of long arms split the arrow discharged by the Asura to the size of gingelly seeds and roared.

english translation

पुनर्बाण समाधत्त धनुषि क्रोधवेपितः ॥ महाबलोऽथ बाणेन चिच्छेद स शिलीमुखम् ॥ २२ ॥

The infuriated great Asura fixed an arrow again to his bow and split the arrow of Viṣṇu.

english translation

वासुदेवः पुनर्बाणं नाशाय विबुधद्विषः॥ क्रोधेनाधत्त धनुषि सिंहवद्विननाद ह ॥२३॥

Vāsudeva fixed another arrow to his bow for the destruction of the enemy of the gods angrily and roared like a lion.

english translation

जलंधरोऽथ दैत्येन्द्रः कोपच्छिन्नाधरो बली ॥ शरेण श्वेन शार्ङ्गाख्यं धनुश्चिच्छेद वैष्णवम् ॥२४॥

Biting his lips with anger, Jalandhara the powerful king of Asuras split the bow of Viṣṇu with his arrow.

english translation

पुनर्बाणैस्सुतीक्ष्णैश्च जघान मधुसूदनम् ॥ उग्रवीर्यो महावीरो देवानां भयकारकः ॥२५॥

The heroic Asura of fierce valour, terrible to the gods, hit Viṣṇu again with very sharp arrows.

english translation