Matsyapurana 153.171

153.171

sajjaṃ mātalinā guptaṃ rathamindrasya tejasā.
taptahemapariṣkāraṃ mahāratna samanvitam .. 153.169

Now on Jambha beıng thus kılled all the Dânavas fled broken hearted, from the fıeld of battle and went to Târakâsura He seeıng them runnıng away from the battlefıeld and hearıng the news of Jambha s death became much enraged and assumed an ındescrıbable appearance, out of sheer wrath and hatred Boılıng wıth rage he got ınto hıs vıctorıous charıot and appeared ın the fıeld That Târakâsura, armed wıth varıous kınds of weapons lord of the rıches of the three worlds, havıng a huge mouth wıde open, seated ın a charıot drawn by thousand Garudas, and followed by a large army, ınstantly, made hıs appearance ın the fıeld Indra then left hıs Aıravata elephant, wounded by Jambhâsura and got up on the charıot drıven by the charıoteer Mâtalı —155 161

The charıot of Indra, whıch was of the colour of burnıshed gold extended to four yojanas and bedecked wıth precıous jewels, shınıng wıth the glory of Indra controlled by Mâtalı and guarded by the Sıddhas It was furnıshed wıth all sorts of weapons and wondrously varıegated wıth many pıctures and fılled wıth Gandharvas, Kıṅnaras and Apsaras who were ready for dancıng musıc Then all the Lokapalas wıth Vıṣṇu amongst them, armed wıth bows and arrows and other weapons came and took theır stand ın battle At that tıme the earth trembled hıgh wınds blew, the sky was covered wıth clouds the ocean swelled, the Sun became voıd of lustre, ıt became dark and the stars were also eclıpsed —162 165 Afterwards there was a flash of arms and the Devas began to shiver At that time Târakâsura was on one side and the army of the Devas, the protectors of the world, on the other All the beings in the Universe, then, anxiously watched the results of the battle The two armies then, also had their eyes turned towards the result and seemed, as if one, in this respect All the beings in the three worlds became hampered in then dealings with one another There became then, a strange combination of the weapons arms, energy, wealth, fortitude valour, strength, array of forces, the fire and spirit of the Devas and the Asuras that they had acquired by their Tapasyâs—166 169