अध्याय ११३
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे पञ्चमे ऽंशे द्वात्रिंशो ऽध्यायः ]] बाणो ऽपि प्रणिपत्याग्रे मैत्रेयाह त्रिलोचनम् देव बाहुसहस्रेण निर्विण्णो ऽहं विनाहवम्
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe pañcame 'ṃśe dvātriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] bāṇo 'pi praṇipatyāgre maitreyāha trilocanam deva bāhusahasreṇa nirviṇṇo 'haṃ vināhavam
हिन्दी अर्थ
देखो, वही धनुष है, वे ही शस्त्र हैं, हुए दानके समान आज सभी एक साथ नष्ट हो गये
English
JTarasARa said : — Before thrs, once Bana prayed to the three-eyed deity saying " lord I am humiliated by the possession of a thousand arms; let some conflict take place in which I may make use of my arms. Without any war what is the use of these arms ; they are but a burden to me.