And that which Fate exults to bear:

The Trident dart which slaughters foes,

And that which hanging skulls compose:[233]

These fearful darts in fiery rain

He hurled upon the saint amain,

An awful miracle to view.

But as the ceaseless tempest flew,

The sage with wand of God-sent power

Still swallowed up that fiery shower.

Then Gádhi's son, when these had failed,