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Matsyapurana 175.17

Matsyapurāṇa 175.17

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Sanskrit

175.17

tadghanībhūtadaityendram andhakāra ivārṇave
dānavaṃ devakadanaṃ tamobhūtamivābhavat //

When the demons began to be annihilated in great numbers Maya spread the Mâyâ of Urvî and dispelled the darkness, and created fearful fire like the one that prevails at the time of the destruction of the world, which started the devastation of the Devas whilst the demons again took up a firm stand The Devas seriously belaboured by Ûrvîs fire, went to seek the protection of Indra and the Moon The Devas, burnt by Urvî fire and their senses benumed reported the whole matter to Indra —17 21

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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