16. The earthen figure of Siva which was exposed for show, had surpassed the image of Hari holding his discus and the mace; and the gems sparkling as fire-flies in the inside apartment, resembled the twinkling stars in the arena of heaven. 17. The dark night of the subterrene dwelling, was lightened by a hundred moon-lights like the starry heaven, and he chaunted his martial songs before his idol deity. 18. His magical elephant, drove away the Airávata of Indra; and his inward apartment was hoarded with the precious treasures of the three worlds. 19. All wealth and prosperity and grandeur and dignity, paid their homage to him; and the whole host of demons, honoured him as their commander. 20. The umbrage of his arms, gave shelter to the whole body of demons; and he was the receptacle of all sagacity, and reservoir of every kind of treasure. 21. This destroyer of the _devas_ (gods), had a gigantic and terrific appearance; and commanded a large army of Asura—demons to defeat the Sura—deities. 22. The gods also sought every opportunity of harassing the demoniac force, whenever this exorcist demigod, went to sleep or somewhere out of his city. 23. This enraged Sambara to a degree, that he broke the trees in his rage, and employed his generals for protection of his legions. 24. The devas finding their fit opportunities, killed the demons one by one; as the aerial hawks pounce upon and kill the feeble and timid sparrows. 25. The king of the demons then appointed other generals over his army, and they were as swift-footed and hoarse sounding as the waves of the sea. 26. The Devas destroyed these also in a short time; when the leader of the demon band pursued his enemies to their station above the heavens. 27. The gods fled from their heavenly abode for fear of them, as the timorous deer fly from before the sight of Siva’s and Gaurí’s bull into the thick thickets. 28. The gods were weakened with weeping, and the faces of Apsaras were suffused in tears. The demon saw the heavenly abode abandoned by the celestials, as it was the desolation of the world. 29. He wandered about in his rage, and plundered and took away all the valuables of the place. He burnt down the cities of the regents of heaven, and then returned to his own abode. 30. The enmity between the deities and demons, was so inveterate on both sides, that it forced the Devas to quit their heavenly abodes, and hide themselves in distant parts of the world. 31. But the enraged gods, succeeded at last by their perseverance, to defeat and slay all the generals and combatants, that were set against them by Sambara. 32. The discomfited demon, then gave vent to his fury, and began to breathe out living fire from his nostrils like a burning mountain. 33. He after much search in the three worlds, found out the hiding place of the gods, as a wicked man succeeds in his purpose by his best endeavours.