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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 7]
ahīndra-sāhasra-kaṭhora-dṛṅ-mukha- śvāsāgni-dhūmāhata-varcaso 'surāḥ pauloma-kāleya-balīlvalādayo davāgni-dagdhāḥ saralā ivābhavan
ahīndra —of the King of serpents;  sāhasra —by thousands;  kaṭhora —very, very hard;  dṛṅ —all directions;  mukha —by the mouth;  śvāsa —breathing;  agni —fire coming out;  dhūma —smoke;  āhata —being affected;  varcasaḥ —by the rays;  asurāḥ —the demons;  pauloma —Pauloma;  kāleya —Kāleya;  bali —Bali;  ilvala —Ilvala;  ādayaḥ —headed by;  dava-agni —by a forest fire;  dagdhāḥ —burned;  saralāḥ — sarala  trees;  iva —like;  abhavan —all of them became.
TRANSLATION
Vāsuki had thousands of eyes and mouths. From his mouths he breathed smoke and blazing fire, which affected the demons, headed by Pauloma, Kāleya, Bali and Ilvala. Thus the demons, who appeared like sarala trees burned by a forest fire, gradually became powerless.
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देवांश्च तच्छ्वासशिखाहतप्रमान् धूत्राम्बरस्रग्वरकञ्चुकाननान् । समभ्यवर्षन्मगवद्रशा धना ववुः समुद्रोर्म्युपगूढवायवः ॥१५॥
devāṁś ca tac-chvāsa-śikhā-hata-prabhān dhūmrāmbara-srag-vara-kañcukānanān samabhyavarṣan bhagavad-vaśā ghanā vavuḥ samudrormy-upagūḍha-vāyavaḥ
devān —all the demigods;  ca —also;  tat —of Vāsuki;  śvāsa —from the breathing;  śikhā —by the flames;  hata —being affected;  prabhān —their bodily luster;  dhūmra —smoky;  ambara —dress;  srak-vara —excellent garlands;  kañcuka —armaments;  ānanān —and faces;  samabhyavarṣan —sufficiently rained;  bhagavat-vaśāḥ —under the control of the