Although Rudra was alone and singlehanded, yet so quickly did he move about on the field of battle with the sword in his hand that the Asuras thought there were a thousand Rudras fighting with them.
रुद्रं दृष्ट्वा बलोद्भूतं प्रमुमोह चचाल च। चित्रं शीघ्रपदत्वाच्च चरन्तमसिपाणिनम्॥ तमेकमसुराः सर्वे सहस्रमिति मेनिरे।