As soon as commanded by the king of the celestial, those hundreds and thousands of clouds begin to shower on the Khandava forest in as thick drops as the flag-staffs of warchariots.
ततोऽक्षमात्रा व्यसृजन धाराः शतसहस्रशः। चोदिता देवराजेन जलदाः खाण्डवं प्रति॥