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Matsyapurana 151.12

Matsyapurāṇa 151.12

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Sanskrit

151.12

nimiṃ vivyādha viṃśatyā bāṇānāmagnivarcasām
mathanaṃ daśabhirbāṇaiḥ śumbhaṃ pañcabhireva ca //

Then Lord Viṣṇu also took up His bow not at all bewildered and, drawing it to His ears discharged straight and poisoned arrows on the enemy. Armed with His bow and arrows the Lord fell on the demons and shot 20 fiery arrows at Nimi ten at Mathana and five at Śambhu The Lord shot one arrow at Mahiṣâsura, 12 at Jambha and eight arrows at each of the rest of the demons.—10-13

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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