Shiva Purana

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तं तदा मृगरूपेण धावंतं गगनं प्रति।। वीरभद्रस्समादाय विशिरस्कमथाकरोत्।।४६।।

sanskrit

Vīrabhadra seized it as it, was fleeing up the sky in the form of a deer and beheaded it.

english translation

taM tadA mRgarUpeNa dhAvaMtaM gaganaM prati|| vIrabhadrassamAdAya viziraskamathAkarot||46||

hk transliteration

ततः प्रजापतिं धर्मं कश्यपं च प्रगृह्य सः ।। अरिष्टनेमिनं वीरो बहुपत्रमुनीश्वरम् ।।४७।।

sanskrit

Then that heroic one (Vīrabhadra) seized Prajāpati Dharma, Kaśyapa, Ariṣṭanemi, and Bahupatra, the great sages.

english translation

tataH prajApatiM dharmaM kazyapaM ca pragRhya saH || ariSTaneminaM vIro bahupatramunIzvaram ||47||

hk transliteration

मुनिमांगिरसं चैव कृशाश्वं च महागणः ।। जघान मूर्ध्नि पादेन दत्तं च मुनिपुंगवम् ।। ४८ ।।

sanskrit

The great attendant (of Shiva), struck down the sages Āṅgirasa and Kṛśāśva — he kicked them on the head, including the eminent sage Datta (also known as Dattatreya).

english translation

munimAMgirasaM caiva kRzAzvaM ca mahAgaNaH || jaghAna mUrdhni pAdena dattaM ca munipuMgavam || 48 ||

hk transliteration

सरस्वत्याश्च नासाग्रं देवमास्तु तथैव च ।। चिच्छेद करजाग्रेण वीर भद्रः प्रतापवान् ।। ४९ ।।

sanskrit

With the tip of his fingers he cut off the tip of the nose of Sarasvatī and of Aditi the mother of devas. Vīrabhadra showed his exploits thus.

english translation

sarasvatyAzca nAsAgraM devamAstu tathaiva ca || ciccheda karajAgreNa vIra bhadraH pratApavAn || 49 ||

hk transliteration

ततोन्यानपि देवादीन् विदार्य पृथिवीतले ।। पातयामास सोयं वै क्रोधाक्रांतातिलोचनः ।। 2.2.37.५० ।।

sanskrit

Similarly the infuriated Vīrabhadra with eyes blazing, cut off the other devas too and threw them on the ground.

english translation

tatonyAnapi devAdIn vidArya pRthivItale || pAtayAmAsa soyaM vai krodhAkrAMtAtilocanaH || 2.2.37.50 ||

hk transliteration