Matsyapurana 148.45
Matsyapurāṇa 148.45
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148.45
tārakasyābhavatketū raudraḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaḥ
ketunā makareṇāpi senānīr grasano 'rihā //
The golden banner of Tarakâsura was highly awe-inspiring, that of Grasana bore the symbol of alligator and fish, that of Jambha was made of iron-faced Pisacha, the symbols of an ass with a moving tail was on the banner of Kujambha, and then was a lofty iron crow in the banner of Sumbha. Similarly there were various kinds of symbols on the banners of other Daityas. A hundred swift-running tigers adorned with golden garlands, were yoked to the chariot of Grasana; Jambha also occupied a similar invincible chariot carried by a hundred lions. Many asses were yoked to the chariot of Kujambha; camels to that of Mahisasura and horses in the chariot of Kunjara (Gajâsura)—45-51.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation