Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.588
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.588
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Thinking that the glowing and glittering Sun was food for him to be eaten, the monkey child made just one jump at it (Sun) and quite neared it. But seeing Rāhu, bigger than the Sun he jumped at it. Then it was that it saw Airāvata and it tried to eat it. And, seeing this attempt of the monkey-child, Indra used his vajrāyudha (Thunderbolt) against it. The weapon hit its chin and wounded it, and in precarious condition it fell down on earth. Vāyu (Wind god) who saw his child falling down wounded carried it off to Pātāla.