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RY OF CULTURE
 
THE STORY OF VRITRA ASURA 135
 
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अथेंन्द्रो वज्रमुद्यम्य निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा ।

मुनेश्शुक्तिभिरुत्सिक्तो भगवत्तेजसाऽन्वितः ।

वृत्रमभ्यद्रवच्छेत्तुं क्रुद्धो रुद्र इवान्तकम् ॥
 

Then, taking up the thunderbolt made

by Visva karman with the bones of sage

Dadhichi, elated Indra, backed up by the

power of the Lord, attacked Vritra for

cutting him (to pieces), like angry Rudra

attacking the god of death himself.
 

 
ततस्सुराणामसुरै रणः परमदारुणः ॥
 

Then there was a very terrific battle

between the gods and the demons.
 

 
सर्वे प्रयासा अभवन्विमोघाः

कृताः कृता देवगणेषु दैत्यैः ।

पलायनायाजिमुखे विसृज्य

पतिं मनस्ते धुरात्तसाराः ॥
 

All the efforts the demons made against

the gods were repeatedly rendered

futile. Deprived of their strength, they

made up their minds to forsake their

master (Vritra) at the war-front, and flee.