Shiva Purana

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यक्षविद्याधराहीन्द्रैः सिद्धैर्युद्धदिदृक्षुभिः ॥ क्षणेन निबडीभूताः साकाशविवरा दिशाः ॥ ११ ॥

In an instant the quarters including open spaces and crevices were filled up and thronged with leading Yakṣas Vidyādharas, serpents and Siddhas who desired to witness the battle.

english translation

yakSavidyAdharAhIndraiH siddhairyuddhadidRkSubhiH ॥ kSaNena nibaDIbhUtAH sAkAzavivarA dizAH ॥ 11 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततः शार्ङ्गेण चापाङ्कात्स नारायणनीरदः ॥ महता बाणवर्षेण तुतोद गणगोवृषम् ॥ १२ ॥

Then Nārāyaṇa as the cloud inflicted pain on the Gaṇas as the cattle, through a great shower of arrows from his bow.

english translation

tataH zArGgeNa cApAGkAtsa nArAyaNanIradaH ॥ mahatA bANavarSeNa tutoda gaNagovRSam ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तं दृष्ट्वा विष्णुमायांतं शतधा बाणवर्षिणम् ॥ स चाददे धनुर्जैत्रं भद्रो बाणसहस्रमुक् ॥ १३ ॥

On seeing Viṣṇu coming and discharging arrows Bhadra took up his bow and showered thousands of arrows.

english translation

taM dRSTvA viSNumAyAMtaM zatadhA bANavarSiNam ॥ sa cAdade dhanurjaitraM bhadro bANasahasramuk ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

समादाय च तद्दिव्यं धनुस्समरभैरवम् ॥ शनैर्विस्फारयामास मेरुं धनुरिवेश्वरः ॥ १४ ॥

He took up the divine bow and slowly drew it like Śiva who drew the bow Meru.

english translation

samAdAya ca taddivyaM dhanussamarabhairavam ॥ zanairvisphArayAmAsa meruM dhanurivezvaraH ॥ 14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तस्य विस्फार्यमाणस्य धनुषो ऽभून्महास्वनः ॥ तेन स्वनेन महता पृथिवीं समकंपयत् ॥ १५ ॥

As the bow was drawn a loud report was produced shaking the earth.

english translation

tasya visphAryamANasya dhanuSo 'bhUnmahAsvanaH ॥ tena svanena mahatA pRthivIM samakaMpayat ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript