Mahisha Attacks Rudra's Chariot
The danava Mahisha tears a mountain from the earth and hurls it at the gods, scattering them like small animals before a lion. He advances on Rudra's chariot and seizes its pole — and Rudra does nothing to stop him, knowing that Mahisha's death belongs to another.
The battle had turned. The gods, who had been pressing the danavas hard, were suddenly seen to be worsted. The terrible danavas slaughtered the residents of heaven. Their chiefs uttered roars like lions, and the noise of their kettledrums filled the sky.
Then an extremely strong and terrible danava emerged from the army of the daityas. His name was Mahisha, and he grasped a giant mountain in his hands. He looked like the sun surrounded by dense clouds. On seeing him raise the mountain, the gods fled.
But Mahisha pursued them. He flung the mountain at the army of the gods. It struck them — a falling mass of rock, terrible in form — and they were killed in large numbers, falling down on the ground. With the other danavas, Mahisha terrified the gods. He shattered them in battle, like a lion among small animals.
On seeing Mahisha descend on them, Indra and the other gods fled from the field of battle. Their weapons and pennants were strewn around.
Then Mahisha, extremely angered, advanced toward Rudra's chariot. He approached it and seized the pole.
When the angry Mahisha suddenly seized Rudra's chariot, the sky and the earth groaned deeply. The maharshis fainted. Gigantic daityas, like clouds, roared, certain that they would triumph.
But even in this state, the illustrious one did not kill Mahisha in battle. He knew that the evil-minded one's death would be at Skanda's hands.
The fearful Mahisha exulted at having seized Rudra's chariot. He roared, delighting the daityas and terrifying the gods. Aranyaka Parva, Chapter 518