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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 10]
opulence, austerity, education and activities, equipped Lord Śiva with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a charioteer, a flag, horses, elephants, a bow, a shield and arrows. When Lord Śiva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the chariot with his arrows and bow to fight with the demons.
PURPORT
As stated in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (12.13.16):  vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ : Lord Śiva is the best of the Vaiṣṇavas, the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, he is one of the  mahājanas , the twelve authorities on Vaiṣṇava philosophy ( svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ , etc.). Lord Kṛṣṇa is always prepared to help all the  mahājanas  and devotees in every respect ( kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati ). Although Lord Śiva is very powerful, he lost a battle to the  asuras , and therefore he was morose and disappointed. However, because he is one of the chief devotees of the Lord, the Lord personally equipped him with all the paraphernalia for war. The devotee, therefore, must serve the Lord sincerely, and Kṛṣṇa is always in the background to protect him and, if need be, to equip him fully to fight with his enemy. For devotees there is no scarcity of knowledge or material requisites for spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
TEXT 67
शरं धनुषि सन्धाय मुहूर्तेऽभिजितीश्वरः ।
ददाह तेन दुर्भेद्या हरोऽय त्रिपुरो नृप ॥६७॥
śaram dhanuṣi sandhāya muhūrte 'bhijitīśvaraḥ dadāha tena durbhedyā haro 'tha tripuro nṛpa
śaram—the arrows; dhanuṣi—on the bow; sandhāya—joining together; muhūrte abhijiti—at noon; īśvaraḥ—Lord Śiva; dadāha—set afire; tena—by them (the arrows); durbhedyāḥ—very difficult to