Then making the Mandar mountains the bow, Vasuki its string, Vishnu its excellent arrows, Fire the arrow-head.
गाण्डीवं मन्दरं कृत्वा गुणं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम्॥ विष्णुं शरोत्तमं कृत्वा शल्यमग्निं तथैव च।