Shiva Purana
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कुंभाण्डाय यथावृत्तं पृष्टः प्रोवाच हर्षितः ॥ पर्यैक्षिष्टासुरो बाणस्तं योगं ह्युत्सुकस्सदा ॥ २१ ॥
On being asked, the delighted Asura mentioned everything to Kumbhāṇḍa in the manner it had happened. The Asura Bāṇa awaited the particular conjunction of circumstances eagerly.
english translation
kuMbhANDAya yathAvRttaM pRSTaH provAca harSitaH ॥ paryaikSiSTAsuro bANastaM yogaM hyutsukassadA ॥ 21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअथ दैवात्कदाचित्स स्वयं भग्नं ध्वजं च तम् ॥ दृष्ट्वा तत्रासुरो बाणो हृष्टो युद्धाय निर्ययौ ॥ २२ ॥
Once, by chance he saw the flagstaff broken and fallen. On seeing it, he was delighted and he set out for war.
english translation
atha daivAtkadAcitsa svayaM bhagnaM dhvajaM ca tam ॥ dRSTvA tatrAsuro bANo hRSTo yuddhAya niryayau ॥ 22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस स्वसैन्यं समाहूय संयुक्तः साष्टभिर्गणैः ॥ इष्टिं सांग्रामिकां कृत्वा दृष्ट्वा सांग्रामिकं मधु ॥ २३ ॥
He called together his entire army. He was accompanied by his eight lieutenants. He performed the sacrifice for success in war. He surveyed the wine prepared for use in the course of war.
english translation
sa svasainyaM samAhUya saMyuktaH sASTabhirgaNaiH ॥ iSTiM sAMgrAmikAM kRtvA dRSTvA sAMgrAmikaM madhu ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptककुभां मंगलं सर्वं संप्रेक्ष्य प्रस्थितोऽभवत् ॥ महोत्साहो महावीरो बलिपुत्रो महारथः ॥ २४ ॥
He observed the auspicious signs in the quarters and set off. He, the son of Bali, the heroic warrior capable of fighting with ten thousand persons, was very enthusiastic.
english translation
kakubhAM maMgalaM sarvaM saMprekSya prasthito'bhavat ॥ mahotsAho mahAvIro baliputro mahArathaH ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइति हृत्कमले कृत्वा कः कस्मादागमिष्यति ॥ योद्धा रणप्रियो यस्तु नानाशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः ॥ २५ ॥
He thought within himself—“Who can be that warrior fond of battle, a master of the art of using weapons and missiles who will cut off my thousand hands like reeds or whom I shall cut into hundred pieces?”
english translation
iti hRtkamale kRtvA kaH kasmAdAgamiSyati ॥ yoddhA raNapriyo yastu nAnAzastrAstrapAragaH ॥ 25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript