Wind God - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.128.6842	The son of the Wind-god pulled them by the hair and made them fight with one another, laughing all the while.
Mbh.3.76.3796	And thus addressed by her, the Wind-god said from the sky, O Nala, I tell thee truly that she hath done no wrong.
Mbh.3.76.3802	And after the Wind-god had said this, a floral shower fell there and the celestial kettle-drum began to play, and auspicious breezes began to blow.
Mbh.3.83.4239	Proceeding then to the Pavana-hrada, that excellent tirtha of the Marutas, and bathing there, O king and tiger among men, one becometh adored in the region of the Wind-god.
Mbh.3.86.4758	In respect of the impetus of his weapons, he is endued with the strength of the Wind-god.
Mbh.3.156.7868	The mighty-armed son of the Wind-god may not be far away; and on Bhima coming up at the next moment, the Rakshasa will not live'
Mbh.3.159.8070	And neither exhaustion, nor fatigue, nor lassitude, nor the malice of others, affected that son of Pritha and the Wind-god.
Mbh.3.161.8189	And, O son, Yudhishthira, even as by reason of your being the progeny of spiritual intercourse, Jishnu is entitled to the protection of Mahendra, and Vrikodara, of the Wind-god, and thou, of Dharma, and the twins possessed of strength, of the Aswins, so ye all are entitled to my protection.
Mbh.3.166.8344	And, O foremost of the Bharata race, when in the encounter I failed to overwhelm him with arrows, I fixed the mighty weapon of the Wind-god.
Mbh.3.174.8712	Then, O great king, bearing unearthly variegated blossoms Vayu the Wind-god fell to strewing them around the Pandava.
Mbh.3.175.8730	Then having seated themselves before the king, the vehement son of the Wind-god, with Jishnu and the heroic twins, like unto the lord of the celestials, earnestly addressed the king in these beneficial and pleasant words.
Mbh.3.234.11859	The mighty son of the Wind-god, who is equal to the Wind-god himself in strength, without doubt, sigheth and restraineth his wrath, being tied through his elder brother in the bonds of truth!
Mbh.3.281.13776	And Hanuman, the son of the Wind-god, was in the van of that host, while the rear was protected by the fearless son of Sumitra.
Mbh.3.289.14107	And the Wind-god was heard to say, O son of Raghu, what Sita hath said is true!
Mbh.4.23.1055	And beholding the tree that had been uprooted by Bhimasena, they set Draupadi free and ran breathlessly towards the city And seeing them run away, Bhima, that mighty son of the Wind-god, despatched, O foremost of kings, by means of that tree, a hundred and five of them unto the abode of Yama, like the wielder of the thunderbolt slaying the Danavas.
Mbh.5.56.3133	And at Bhimasena's request, Hanumat, the son of the Wind-god, will also place his own image on it.
Mbh.5.90.4192	He that hath the strength of ten thousand elephants and the speed of the wind, he that is mighty and ever wrathful amongst the sons of Pandu, he that always doth good to his brothers and is, therefore, dear to them all, he, O slayer of Madhu, that slew Kichaka with all his relatives, he that is the slayer of the Krodhavasas, of Hidimva, and of Vaka, he that in prowess is equal unto Sakra, and in might unto the Wind-god, he that is terrible, and in wrath is equal unto Madhava himself, he that is the foremost of all smiters, that wrathful son of Pandu and chastiser of foes, who, restraining his rage, might, impatience, and controlling his soul, is obedient to the commands of his elder brother, speak to me, O Janardana, tell me how is that smiter of immeasurable valour, that Bhimasena, who in aspect also justifies his name, that Vrikodara possessing arms like maces, that mighty second son of Pandu?
Mbh.5.168.7611	Indeed, he will slay hostile warriors in battle like the Wind-god himself.
Mbh.6.6.336	The foremost of luminaries, the sun, always circumambulates Meru, as also the moon with his attendant constellation, and the Wind-god too.
Mbh.6.114.6231	The son of the Wind-god then cut off, with a sharp shaft, that lance in twain.
Mbh.7.24.1246	Then Duryodhana, excited with wrath, pierced with the sharp shafts that son of the Wind-god who was causing such a slaughter among his elephants.
Mbh.7.38.1924	Having said these words, that mighty-armed warrior, that slayer of hostile heroes, aimed a shaft endued with the splendour of Yama or of Agni or of the Wind-god, capable of despatching Duhsasana to the other world.
Mbh.7.105.4881	The son of the Wind-god then, recovering his senses, became filled with rage.
Mbh.7.105.4909	With eyes red as copper in rage, with glances that like fire consumed every thing, the son of the Wind-god, like Tvashtri himself, aimed the weapon known by the name of Tvashtri.
Mbh.7.106.4932	Then drawing his terrible bow whose twang resembled the thunder of Indra, he pierced the son of the Wind-god with five and twenty shafts, and Bhimasena's son with five, and Yudhishthira with three, and Sahadeva with seven, and Nakula with three and seventy, and each of the five sons of Draupadi with five shafts, and uttered a loud roar.
Mbh.7.124.6175	The son of the Wind-god, mangling with his shafts almost in no time that elephant division dispersed it in all directions.
Mbh.7.143.7414	Therefore, cutting off Jayadratha's head in this dreadful battle, thou, O slayer of foes, shouldst, O Bharata, by thy fierce celestial weapon of wonderful feats, quickly throw that head decked with car-rings upon the lap of Vriddhakshatra himself, O younger brother of the son of the Wind-god!
Mbh.8.50.2861	Forcibly drawing the bow-string to his very ear, the son of the Wind-god, that great bowman, filled with wrath and desirous of making an end of Karna, sped that shaft.
Mbh.8.51.2908	Deprived of his car, O chief of Bharata's race, the mighty-armed Bhima, who resembled the Wind-god in prowess took up a mace and jumped down from his excellent vehicle.
Mbh.8.51.2927	The son of the Wind-god, filled with wrath, and covering the entire welkin with his shafts, shrouded Karna with thick showers of arrows as the latter pursued the king from behind.
Mbh.8.60.3529	Beholding the Pancalas overwhelmed by their foes, the fearless son of the Wind-god, assailing the hostile force, is shooting his shafts and uttering loud roars.
Mbh.8.75.4563	Meanwhile Bhima, the son of the Wind-god clad in golden mail, began to scorch with his keen arrows the troops of thy sons like the mid-day sun scorching everything in the summer season
Mbh.8.77.4657	Possessed of prowess equal to that of the wind, the valiant Bhima, the son of the Wind-god, began to career in that battle like the wind itself.
Mbh.8.84.5148	The son of the Wind-god then, addressing Phalguna, said, Behold, Nakula here is being afflicted.
Mbh.8.89.5508	Beholding that weapon of Dhananjaya frustrated by Karna in the midst of battle, the angry son of the Wind-god, with eyes blazing with wrath, began to squeeze his hands.
Mbh.12.154.9278	It seems thou hast said unto him these words, viz, I am thine' and it is for this reason that the Wind-god protects thee.
Mbh.12.154.9293	Whatever creature in this world, O Salmali, does whatever act, the illustrious Wind-god it is that is at all times the cause of that act, since it is he that is the giver of life.
Mbh.12.155.9317	The Wind-god said, O Salmali, thou hast spoken in derogation of me before Narada.
Mbh.12.155.9336	Thus addressed, the Wind-god said, Tomorrow I shall test thy strength'
Mbh.12.324.20630	The Wind-god poured showers of celestial flowers upon the spot.
Mbh.12.340.22023	Then, again, Brahman, and Rudra, the puissant Sakra the slayer of Vala, Surya, Chandramas the Lord of the stars, the Wind-god, the Deity of fire, the Deity of the Waters, Infinite Space as living Being, the Universe too as a conscious agent, and the rest of the denizens of heaven, they, it seems, are ignorant of the way of securing annihilation of conscious existence, that is capable of being brought about by self-realisation
Mbh.13.79.7142	By giving away a cow whose complexion is like that of the dust blown by the wind, with a calf, and a vessel of white brass for milking her, and covered with a piece of cloth, one attains to great honours in the region of the Wind-god.
Mbh.15.23.918	Vrikodara, the son of the Wind-god, proceeded on an elephant as gigantic as a hill, equipt with strung bow and machines and weapons of attack and defence.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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