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Matsya Purana 188.7

Matsyapurāṇa 188.7

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Sanskrit

188.7

prajāpatī rathaśreṣṭhe brahmā caiva tu sārathiḥ.
evaṃ kṛtvā tu deveśaḥ sarvadevamayaṃ ratham .. 188.7 ..

The Lord seated there lifted up the mount Mandarāchala to serve as His Gāṇḍīva bow He then put the snake Vāsukī in place of the bowstring and Svāmikārtika in place of the quiver Viṣṇu in place of the arrow and the fire at the tip of it (the arrow) Afterwards the wind was made to propel the arrow The four Vedas took the place of the horses Some overcome by the fury of the fire with their hands folded and uplifted began to pray as follows:—

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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