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ता दृष्ट्वा शंकरस्तत्र चिक्षे पास्त्रं च लीलया ॥ माहेश्वरं महादिव्यं सर्वमायाविनाशनम् ॥ ६ ॥
On seeing that, Śiva sportively discharged thereat the excessively divine Māheśvara missiles that destroy all illusions.
english translation
तेजसा तस्य तन्माया नष्टाश्चासन् द्रुतं तदा ॥ दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि तान्येव निस्तेजांस्यभवन्नपि ॥ ७ ॥
All the illusions, were quelled rapidly by its brilliance. Though they were divine missiles they became divested of their brilliance.
english translation
अथ युद्धे महेशानस्तद्वधाय महाबलः ॥ शूलं जग्राह सहसा दुर्निवार्यं सुतेजसाम् ॥ ८ ॥
Then in the battle, the powerful lord Śiva suddenly seized his trident which could not be withstood even by brilliant persons, in order to slay him.
english translation
तदैव तन्निषेद्धुं च वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ॥ क्षिप शूलं न चेदानीं प्रार्थनां शृणु शंकर ॥ ९ ॥
In order to prevent him then, an unembodied celestial voice said : O Śiva, do not hurl the trident now. Please listen to this request.
english translation
सर्वथा त्वं समर्थो हि क्षणाद् ब्रह्माण्डनाशने ॥ किमेकदानवस्येश शङ्खचूडस्य सांप्रतम् ॥ 2-5-40-१० ॥
O Śiva, by all means, you are competent to destroy the entire universe in a trice. What doubt then in regard to a single Dānava Śaṅkhacūḍa?
english translation