The creatures of the teeming wave,

And lapse of time shall ne'er efface

The memory of the dire disgrace.”

Thus spoke the warrior, and prepared

The mortal shaft which never spared,

Known mystic weapon, by the name

Of Brahmá, red with quenchless flame.

Great terror, as he strained the bow,

Struck heaven above and earth below.

Through echoing skies the thunder pealed,