It was so strong that even Rudra, the king of waters, Shakra and Kubera could not smash it by their respective weapons, Pinaka, noose, thunder or other mighty shafts; the very gods could not bear it but it was now taken away by that snaky weapon. That fearful false wicked, but energetic snake, of awful shape, attacked that beautiful crown adorned with stones and diamonds and took it away from Arjuna's head.
पुरन्दरार्थं तपसा प्रयत्नतः स्वयं कृतं यद् विभुना स्वयम्भुवा। महार्हरूपं द्विषता भयंकर बिभर्तुरत्यर्थसुख सुगन्धिनम्॥ जिघांसते देवरिपून सुरेश्वरः स्वयं ददौ यत् सुमनाः किरीटिने। हराम्बुपाखण्डलवित्तगोप्तृभिः पिनाकपाशाशनिस्क्वोत्तमैः॥ सुरोत्तमैरप्यविषामर्दितुं प्रसह्य नागेन जहार तद् वृषः। स दुष्टभावो वितथप्रतिज्ञः किरीटमत्यद्भुतमर्जुनस्या॥ नागो महार्ह तपनीयचित्रं पार्थोत्तमाङ्गात् प्रहरत् तरस्वी।