Shiva Purana

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इत्युदीर्य्य ततो वज्री संनिरीक्ष्य क्रुधा हि तम् ॥ हन्तुन्दिगम्बरं वज्रमुद्यतं स चकार ह ॥ १६ ॥

After saying this and staring at him in fury Indra raised his thunderbolt in order to kill the naked person.

english translation

ityudIryya tato vajrI saMnirIkSya krudhA hi tam ॥ hantundigambaraM vajramudyataM sa cakAra ha ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वज्रहस्तं च तं दृष्ट्वा शक्रं शीघ्रं सदाशिवः ॥ चकार स्तम्भनं तस्य वज्रपातस्य शंकरः ॥ १७ ॥

On seeing Indra lifting up the thunderbolt, Śiva made his hand stunned.

english translation

vajrahastaM ca taM dRSTvA zakraM zIghraM sadAzivaH ॥ cakAra stambhanaM tasya vajrapAtasya zaMkaraH ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततः स पुरुषः कुद्धः करालाक्षो भयंकरः ॥ द्रुतमेव प्रजज्वाल तेजसा प्रदहन्निव ॥ १८ ॥

Then that Puruṣa, furious and terrific, with terrible eyes, blazed with his brilliance as though he would burn everything.

english translation

tataH sa puruSaH kuddhaH karAlAkSo bhayaMkaraH ॥ drutameva prajajvAla tejasA pradahanniva ॥ 18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बाहुप्रतिष्टम्भभुवा मन्युनान्तश्शचीपतिः ॥ समदह्यत भोगीव मंत्ररुद्धपराक्रमः ॥ १९॥

The lord of Śacī burnt within himself due to the anger resulting from the benumbed state of his hand like a serpent whose fury had been curbed by a magical formula.

english translation

bAhupratiSTambhabhuvA manyunAntazzacIpatiH ॥ samadahyata bhogIva maMtraruddhaparAkramaH ॥ 19॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दृष्ट्वा वृहस्पतिस्त्वेनम्प्रज्वलन्तं स्वतेजसा ॥ पुरुषं तं धियामास प्रणनाम हरं द्रुतम्॥ २० ॥

On seeing the Puruṣa blazing thus in his own brilliance Bṛhaspati knew him to be Śiva and bowed to him soon.

english translation

dRSTvA vRhaspatistvenamprajvalantaM svatejasA ॥ puruSaM taM dhiyAmAsa praNanAma haraM drutam॥ 20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript