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| Martand Bhairav
himself was astride a brilliant white charger. A giant scimitar hung from his belt. His
minister was attending on him. When the army was drawn up, the commander presented it to
the Lord who immediately ordered an advance against the demons. Great was the excitement
and furore. The huge army soon arrived near Jayadri where a camp was erected. Mani and
Malta heard reports of the vast force advancing towards them, but were not in the least
worried. Were they not unconquerable and invincible? And who was this Shiva? Had they not
made Indra and Yama and Vishnu take to their heels before them? They could sure enough
make short work of this crowd. Bugles were sounded and formations marched out in battle
order. The leader of the demonic hordes was Mani. He was riding an elephant that looked
likea moving mountain. He wore shining armour and wielded a long scimitar. The battle cry
of the daityas rose sky high ! So confident of their strength were the demons and such was
the fury of their Charge that the army of the gods at first was taken aback. The initial
losses suffered by them were enormous. But soon they recovered from the shock and then the
real conflict began. There ensued a fierce clash. The battle field was littered with
hundreds of severed heads and limbs, corpses were number less. Various commanders engaged
themselves in face to face battles with their opposite number. Thus Khadga- damshtra, a
demonic general joined issue with Skanda. Ulkamukh faced Ganesh. |
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