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Devibhagavatapurana 1.5.25

Devībhāgavatapurāṇa 1.5.25

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Sanskrit

1.5.25

sūta uvāca |
ityuktā brahmaṇā vamrī dhanuṣo'graṃ tvarānvitā |
cakhāda saṃsthitaṃ bhūmau vimuktā jyā tadābhavat ||

Sûta said:-- Thus ordered by Brahmâ, the Vamrî insect soon ate away the fore end of the bow that rested on the ground. Immediately the string gave way and the bow went up; the other end became free and a terrible sound took place. The Devas bcame afraid; the whole universe got agitated; the earth trembled. The sea became swollen; the aquatic animals became startled; violent wind blew; the mountains shook; ominous meteors fell. The quarters assumed a terrific aspect; the Sun went down the horizon. In that time of distress the Devas became anxious what evil might come down. O ascetics! while the Devas were thus cogitating, the head with crown on it of the Devadeva Visnu vanished away; no body knew where it fell.

Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam

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