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Shiva Purana

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अथ क्रुद्धो दानवेन्द्रो धनुराकृष्य रंहसा ॥ चिक्षेप दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि देव्यै वै मंत्रपूर्वकम् ॥ ११ ॥

Then the infuriated leader of the Dānavas drew the bow violently and discharged divine missiles at the goddess with due invocation through the mantras.

english translation

आहारं समरे चक्रे प्रसार्य मुखमायतम् ॥ जगर्ज साट्टहासं च दानवा भयमाययुः ॥ १२ ॥

Opening the mouth very wide she swallowed the missiles and roared with a boisterous laugh. The Dānavas were terrified.

english translation

काल्यै चिक्षेप शक्तिं स शतयोजनमायताम् ॥ देवी दिव्यास्त्रजालेन शतखंडं चकार सा ॥ १३ ॥

He then hurled a Śakti, a hundred Yojanas long at Kālī. By means of divine missiles she broke it into a hundred pieces.

english translation

स च वैष्णवमस्त्रं च चिक्षेप चंडिकोपरि ॥ माहेश्वरेण काली च विनिवारं चकार सा ॥१४॥

He hurled the Vaiṣṇava missile on Kālī. She blocked it with the Māheśvara missile.

english translation

एवं चिरतरं युद्धमन्योन्यं संबभूव ह॥ प्रेक्षका अभवन्सर्वे देवाश्च दानवा अपि॥१५॥

Thus the mutual combat went on for a long time. All the gods and Dānavas stood as mere onlookers.

english translation