And when in vain Kuvera fought,

Stole Pushpak thence, the car that through

The air, as willed the master, flew.

Impelled by furious anger, he

Spoiled Nandan's[486] shade and Naliní,

And Chaitraratha's heavenly grove,

The haunts where Gods delight to rove.

Tall as a hill that cleaves the sky,

He raised his mighty arms on high

To check the blessed moon, and stay