Kathasaritsagara 8.7.86
Kathāsaritsāgara 8.7.86
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8.7.86
astrāṇy anyāni cāpy astrair niṣkampo yuyudhe samam /
hatāśvo virathībhūto 'py āruhyānyaṃ rathaṃ ca saḥ //
Then the king of the gods, enraged, seized his thunderbolt, and Śiva made an angry noise and destroyed that thunderbolt. Then Indra turned his back and lied, and Náráyana himself, in wrath, attacked Prabhása with sharp-edged arrows. And he fearlessly fought with him, opposing those and other missiles with his own missiles, and when his horses were slain, and he was deprived of his chariot, he ascended another, and still fought with that enemy of the Daityas on equal terms. Then the god enraged sent forth his flaming discus. And Prabhása sent forth a heavenly sword, after consecrating it with magic formulas. While those two weapons were contending, Śiva, seeing that the sword was gradually being overpowered by the discus, made an angry roar. That caused the discus and sword to be both destroyed. Then the Asuras rejoiced, and the gods were cast down, as Súryaprabha had obtained the victory, and Śrutaśarman was taken prisoner. Then the gods praised and propitiated Śiva, and the husband of Ambika, being pleased, gave this command to the gods— " Ask any boon but that promised to Súryaprabha; who can set aside what has been once promised at a burnt-sacrifice?" The gods said " But, Lord, let that also which we promised to Śrutaśarman be fulfilled, and let not our sons perish." Then they ceased, and the Holy Lord thus commanded them, " When peace is made, let that be so, and this is the condition of peace;— let Śrutaśarman with all his retinue do homage to Súryaprabha.
Translations (1)
- The Kathá Sarit Ságara, or Ocean of the Streams of Story — Charles Henry Tawney 1880, English