Formerly with the view of destroying Dakşa's sacrifice, the puissant (Śiva), drawing this bow, sportively spoke to the celestials in ire, saying, 'Since, you gods, you deny me the shares (of this sacrifice), which I lay claim to, I will with my bow even sever those heads of yours.'
दक्षयज्ञवधे पूर्वं धनुरायम्य वीर्यवान्। विध्वस्य त्रिदशान् रोषात्सलीलमिदमब्रवीत्॥ यस्माद् भागार्थिनो भागं नाकल्पयत मे सुराः। वराङ्गानि महार्हणि धनुषा शातयामि वः॥