एवं स शक्रो हरिबोधितस्तदा प्रणम्य देवं वृषकेतुमीश्वरम् । समाददे बाणममित्रघातनं संपूजितं दैवरणेऽर्द्धचंद्रम्
evaṃ sa śakro haribodhitastadā praṇamya devaṃ vṛṣaketumīśvaram | samādade bāṇamamitraghātanaṃ saṃpūjitaṃ daivaraṇe'rddhacaṃdram
ಹರಿಯ ಉಪದೇಶದಿಂದ ಶಕ್ರನು ಆಗ ವೃಷಕೇತುಚಿಹ್ನಧಾರಿ ಈಶ್ವರನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದನು. ನಂತರ ದೈವಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂಜಿತ, ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರಚಿಹ್ನಿತ, ಶತ್ರುಘಾತಕ ಬಾಣವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದನು.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Indra, after Hari’s counsel, bows to bull-bannered Śiva; he receives or lifts a crescent-marked, worship-consecrated arrow for the divine battle.
Victory is grounded in humility and devotion; even Indra empowers himself by bowing to Īśvara and honoring the sacred weapon.
No geographical tīrtha is specified; the passage glorifies Śiva (bull-bannered) and the sanctity of divine weapons.
Praṇāma (reverent bowing) and saṃpūjana (worship/honoring) before employing a mantra-empowered weapon.