Rudra-samhita - Chapter 184 - Verse 27
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 184 · Verse 27
Sanskrit Original
विनष्टे शुक्राख्यो सुररिपुनिवासस्तदखिलो जितो ध्वस्तो भग्नो भृशमपि सुरैश्चापि दलितम्॥ प्रभूतैर्भूतौघैर्दितिजकुणपग्रासरसिकैस्सरुंडैर्नृत्यद्भिर्निशितशरशक्त्युद्धृतकरैः ॥२७॥
vinaSTe zukrAkhyo suraripunivAsastadakhilo jito dhvasto bhagno bhRzamapi suraizcApi dalitam॥ prabhUtairbhUtaughairditijakuNapagrAsarasikaissaruMDairnRtyadbhirnizitazarazaktyuddhRtakaraiH ॥27॥
When Śukra (the preceptor of the demons) was vanquished, the entire abode of the enemies of the gods was conquered, destroyed, and thoroughly shattered by the Devas. It was overrun by countless hordes of spirits (bhūtas), eager to devour the corpses of the Daityas, dancing wildly with severed trunks, their hands torn off by sharp arrows and spears.