The son of Kunti, the killer of enemy had then caught with both hands his conch (Mahashankha) known for its disastrous sound covering a distant area under its echo and started blowing. The echo of that conch gripped all directions, sub-directions, sky and the earth also.
ततः पुनर्भीमरवं प्रगृह्य दो महाशङ्खमुदारघोषम्। व्यनादयत् स प्रदिशो दिशः खं भुवं च पार्थो द्विषतां निहन्ता॥