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Matsya Purana 177.2

Matsyapurāṇa 177.2

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Sanskrit

177.2

matsya uvāca.
dānavānāmanīkeṣu kālanemirmahāsuraḥ.
vivarddhitamahātejāstapānte jalado yathā .. 177.1

Matsya said:—That highly energetic Asura Kâlanemi, in the midst of the demons, appeared growing in strength like the heavy rain clouds gathering in strength after excessive heat Then the chief Dânavas, like Maya and Târakâsura and others, seeing Kâlanemi were encouraged as if they had drunk the nectar, and stood up and made an advance, and all the demons casting off their fears and knocking off their fatigue, cherished Târakâsura's victory and they all congregated in the field to resume fight, after duly holding a council of war They arranged their phalanxes and the principal demons forming the vanguard of Târkâsura also turned up dauntlessly All were pleased to see Kâlanemi. The chief generals of Maya came off gladly from Maya's side and joined Kâlanemi, Maya, Târakâsura, Varâha, Hayagrîva, Śveta the son of Viprachiti, Khara, Lamba, Ariṣṭa Kiśora, Svarabhânu, Chimara, and Vakrayodhî, versed in warfare and learning and tapasyâ, also came armed with clubs, quoits, axes discs rocks, javelins spears, nooses stores, the terrible Gandśaila, Pattisa Bhindipâla, iron Parighas heavy Ghatani, Satagni, Yugasyanties, etc, to render assistance to Kâlanemi.—1-12

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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