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Shiva Purana

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ततस्त्वशनिकल्पेन क्रूरास्येन महेषुणा ॥ विव्याध गणराजस्य भुजे भुजगसन्निभे ॥ २१ ॥

Then he hit the serpent like arm of the chief of Gaṇas, with a cruel, pointed great arrow resembling the thunderbolt.

english translation

सो ऽपि तस्य भुजे भूयः सूर्यायुतसमप्रभम् ॥ विससर्ज शरं वेगाद्वीरभद्रो महाबलः ॥ २२ ॥

The powerful Vīrabhadra too, with a great velocity discharged an arrow brilliant like ten thousand suns again at his arm.

english translation

स च विष्णुः पुनर्भद्रं भद्रो विष्णुं तथा पुनः ॥ स च तं स च तं विप्राश्शरैस्तावनुजघ्नतुः ॥ २३ ॥

Viṣṇu hit Bhadra. Bhadra hit Viṣṇu. O brahmins both of them hit each other.

english translation

तयोः परस्परं वेगाच्छरानाशु विमुंचतोः ॥ द्वयोस्समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं रोमहर्षणम् ॥ २४ ॥

The tumultuous hair-raising fight between the two discharging the arrows on each other in quick succession then ensued.

english translation

तद्दृष्ट्वा तुमुलं युद्धं तयोरेव परस्परम् ॥ हाहाकारो महानासीदाकाशे खेचरेरितः ॥ २५ ॥

On seeing their mutual noisy battle the sounds of “Hā-Hā” raised by the aerial wanderers rose in the sky.

english translation