Shiva Purana

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कृष्ण उवाच ॥ वेत्थेदन्द्रोणपुत्रस्य ब्राह्ममस्त्रं महोल्बणम् ॥ न ह्यस्यान्यतमं किञ्चिदस्त्रं प्रत्यवकर्शनम्॥ २६॥

Kṛṣṇa said:— Know this to be the most powerful Brāhma missile of Aśvatthāman. There is no other missile to counteract this.

english translation

kRSNa uvAca ॥ vetthedandroNaputrasya brAhmamastraM maholbaNam ॥ na hyasyAnyatamaM kiJcidastraM pratyavakarzanam॥ 26॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिवं स्मर द्रुतं शम्भुं स्वप्रभुम्भक्तरक्षकम् ॥ येन दत्तं हि ते स्वास्त्रं सर्वकार्य्यकरम्परम् ॥ २७॥

Immediately think of Śiva, your lord, the protector of the devotees who had given you a weapon capable of every action.

english translation

zivaM smara drutaM zambhuM svaprabhumbhaktarakSakam ॥ yena dattaM hi te svAstraM sarvakAryyakaramparam ॥ 27॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जह्यस्त्रतेज उन्नद्धन्त्वन्तच्छैवास्त्रतेजसा ॥ इत्युक्त्वा च स्वयं कृष्णश्शिवन्दध्यौ तदर्थकः ॥ २८॥

Counteract the fiery splendour of the Brāhma missile with your Śaiva missile. After saying this Kṛṣṇa himself meditated on Śiva for that purpose.

english translation

jahyastrateja unnaddhantvantacchaivAstratejasA ॥ ityuktvA ca svayaM kRSNazzivandadhyau tadarthakaH ॥ 28॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तच्छ्रुत्वा कृष्णवचनं पार्थस्स्मृत्वा शिवं हृदि ॥ स्पृष्ट्वापस्तं प्रणम्याशु चिक्षेपास्त्रन्ततो मुने ॥ २९॥

O sage, on hearing the words of Kṛṣṇa. Arjuna remembered Śiva, touched water, bowed to Śiva and discharged the Śaiva missile.

english translation

tacchrutvA kRSNavacanaM pArthassmRtvA zivaM hRdi ॥ spRSTvApastaM praNamyAzu cikSepAstrantato mune ॥ 29॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

यद्यप्यस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्त्वमोघञ्चाप्रतिक्रियम् ॥ शैवास्त्रतेजसा सद्यस्समशाम्यन्महामुने ॥ ३०॥

O great sage, although the Brahmaśiras missile never goes futile and cannot be counteracted, it subsided before the splendour of the Śaiva missile.

english translation

yadyapyastraM brahmazirastvamoghaJcApratikriyam ॥ zaivAstratejasA sadyassamazAmyanmahAmune ॥ 30॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript