Matsya Purana 178.55
Matsyapurāṇa 178.55
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178.55
tasthau śakrapriyaṃ kṛtvā kṛtakarmā gadādharaḥ.
tasmin vimarde nirvṛtte saṃgrāme tārakāmaye .. 178.55 ..
Raising such a Sudarśana chakra, unmatched in accomplishing its objects and looking violent like the burning rays of the Sun Viṣṇu took away all the Dânava’s energy and cut down the arms and the hundreds of the heads of Kâlanemi looking like fires But the demon still remained unmoved, and his headless form like the trunk of a tree stood up in the field when Garuda threw him down on the ground by the force of his wings, and by his breast His body fell down with great violence and he expired instantly Then the Devas rallying together cried out “Bravo! Bravo!” and adored Viṣṇu Then all the demons took to flight, but they were all resisted by the stretching arms of Viṣṇu who caught hold of their hair and necks He powdered the faces of many and broke the waists of several A good many were cut down by the quoit and the club blows of the Lord Several died falling from the heavens When all the demons were thus destroyed, the Lord stayed there after doing the work of Indra On the termination of the Târakâmaya war, Brahmâ along with the Ṛiṣis, the Gandharvas and the nymphs went there—46-56
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- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English