Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 9
Vasiṣṭha-gamana
Vasiṣṭha’s Departure / The Episode of Sagara
निघ्नन्दृप्ताननेकान्द्विपतुरगरथव्यूहसंभिन्नवीरान्सद्यः शोभां दधानो ऽसुरनिकरचमूर्निघ्नतश्चन्द्रमौलिः / दूरादेवाभिशंसन्नरिनगरनिरोधेषु कर्माभिषङ्गे तेषां शीघ्रापयानक्षणमभिदिशति प्राणिधैर्यं विधत्ते
nighnandṛptānanekāndvipaturagarathavyūhasaṃbhinnavīrānsadyaḥ śobhāṃ dadhāno 'suranikaracamūrnighnataścandramauliḥ / dūrādevābhiśaṃsannarinagaranirodheṣu karmābhiṣaṅge teṣāṃ śīghrāpayānakṣaṇamabhidiśati prāṇidhairyaṃ vidhatte
Chandramauli, striking down many a proud foe and felling warriors shattered by the battle-formations of elephants, horses, and chariots, shone forth at once as he slew the hosts of asuras; and even from afar, intent on the work of hemming in enemy cities, he marked the moment of their swift withdrawal and steadied the courage of living beings.