Matsyapurana 154.34
Matsyapurāṇa 154.34
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154.34
apahṛtya vimānagaṇaṃ sa kṛto ditijena mahāmarubhūmisamaḥ
kṛtavānasi sarvaguṇātiśayaṃ yamaśeṣamahīdhararājatayā //
The celestial world is ordained by Thee for the Devas who partake of the sacrificial offerings, but now it has been laid waste like a great wilderness by Târakâsura The mountain that was made by Thee as the King of mountains, on account of its possessing all the good qualities, is now looking lofty and has touched the sky, it has become now the habitation of the demons, Târakâsura has broken down its summits by his thunder bolt, and has made it as his residence Its caves filled with precious jewels have been plundered Many demons live there O Deva! Our old mountain has out of fear, accepted his supremacy He has now lost every thing of his former grandeur Whatever wealth we had, the mountain has given that away to the Demon. Now the ten quarters are being illumined by the splendour of his lustrous jewels In the beginning of the Yuga Thou gavest us weapons and missiles, they were not used before Now those weapons broke into hundreds of pieces on their coming in contact with the Demon's body, just as the mind of a weak brained person becomes distracted into hundreds of directions.—33-37
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Padmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit