Skandapurana 7.15.12_83

7.15.12_83

sanatkumāra uvāca
śukretha śukrapatināgīrṇenneva bhujaṅginā1 .
babhūvurdānavāḥ sarve daridrā iva niṣkriyāḥ . . 1 . .
viśarīrā yathā jīvā garuḍā virayā2 iva .
vihastā iva mātaṅgā viśṛṅgā iva govṛṣāḥ .. 2. .
nirviṣā iva nāgendrā nirvidyā3 iva ca dvijāḥ .
sāgarā iva nistoyā vivegā iva mārutāḥ4 . . 3 . .
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44 ivābhidhāvan - ka kha. . 45 yūthapādhipam - - ka, yūthapadānavānāṃ - gha. . 46 yāhīti kha 47 bhagavannitīda - ka . 48 ca sa - ka. . 49 - vakrasthitaḥ - ka., cikṣepa vaktre tu 50 devasainyaṃ - ka .
1 rnnadha (rṇṇaya?) bhujāgninā - ka., śīrṇe gaṭharavahninā - gha . 2 virathā - vaḥ . 3 avidhā ka,. 4 śākunā - kha .
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Sanatkumāra said: / When Śukra was swallowed by the lord of Śukra as if by a serpent, all the Dānavas became inactive, like impoverished men. / They were like living beings without bodies, Garuḍas without speed, elephants without trunks, and bulls without horns; / like king-serpents without venom, twice-born men without knowledge, oceans without water, and winds without force;