Skandapurana 7.14.18_73

7.14.18_73

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śastravarṣaṇa panatāttāḍyamānā hyanekaśaḥ .
acintayitvā tatsarvaṃ yuddhāyaiva mano dadhuḥ ..3..
meghāḥ sasyāni hi yathā dviradā: pādapāniva .
pṛṣatāniva śārdūlāḥ śarabhā iva vāraṇān ..4..
vajrā iva yathā śailān kāladūtā narāniva .
vidhnāniva ca śāntyarthā nathānavinayā iva 5 . 5 ..
bhāvāniva yathā bhāvā doṣā doṣānyathāpi ca .
tathā nivātakavacān 6 śūlaśaktyṛṣṭivṛṣṭibhiḥ7.5 ..
nijaghnuḥ pramathāḥ8 śūrāḥ śataśotha sahasraśaḥ ..6..
śūlanirdāritoraskā muśalairbhinnamastakāḥ .
vajrāvaghātamlānāṅgā9 dānavā: patitā bhuvi ..7..
teṣāṃ ninādāḥ śrūyante nadatāmatidāruṇā: .
saṃvarttakānāṃ meghānāṃ nadatāmiva10 sarvataḥ .. 8 ..
iṣubhirbahudhā viddhā bhagnatrikakaśeravaḥ11 .. 9 ..
ceṣṭante12 hyasurā bhūmau bhagnapṛṣṭhā ivoragāḥ ..9..
tatotikadanaṃ vīkṣya śūrāstatra mahāsurāḥ .
nivṛttāḥ śataśastatra krodhasaṃraktalocanāḥ ..8.135.10..
tairbhṛśaṃ13 pramathāstepi viddhā vyāsa trapānvitāḥ .
saṃmīlitākṣā vṛṣabhā varṣaṃ nipatitaṃ yathā ..11..
sahante tattathā varṣaṃ14 pramathā dānaveritam .
te cāpi yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ kṛtvānte15 pīḍitāstadā .12..

Struck repeatedly by the falling hail of weapons, / they disregarded it all and set their minds solely on battle. // 3
Just as clouds [strike] the crops, or elephants trees, / as tigers [strike] spotted deer, as śarabhas strike elephants, // 4
as thunderbolts strike mountains, as envoys of Yama strike mortals, / as rites for peace [strike] obstacles, as good guidance strikes ill conduct, // 5
as states of mind strike other states, and as faults strike other faults, / so the valiant Pramathas by hundreds and thousands // 6
slew the Nivātakavacas with showers of javelins, spears, and ṛṣṭis. / With chests ripped open by tridents, with heads shattered by bludgeons, // 7
their bodies withered by the impact of thunderbolts, the Dānavas fell to the ground. / Terrifying roars of those roaring beings were heard, / like the sounds of dissolutive clouds roaring on all sides. // 8
Pierced in many ways by arrows, their sacra and spines broken, // 9
the Asuras writhed on the earth like snakes with broken backs. // 9
Then, beholding that immense slaughter, the valiant great Asuras there / turned back by the hundreds, their eyes blood-red with rage. // 8.135.10
Severely pierced by them, those Pramathas too, O Vyāsa, felt overwhelmed; / like bulls closing their eyes against falling rain, // 11
the Pramathas endured that downpour unleashed by the Dānavas. / Having fought a tumultuous battle, distressed in the end, // 12