Paraśurāma’s penance (b) - Verse 10
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 23 · Verse 10
Sanskrit Original
उत्तुङ्गहनुबाह्वंसः पिङ्गलश्मश्रुमूर्द्धजः। मांसविस्रवसागन्धी सर्वप्राणिविहिंसकः।।
uttuṅgahanubāhvaṃsaḥ piṅgalaśmaśrumūrddhajaḥ| māṃsavisravasāgandhī sarvaprāṇivihiṃsakaḥ||
Vasiṣṭha said: His chin was raised up and his arms and shoulders were mighty and lifted up. His moustache and hair were tawny. He had the stinking odour of suet and raw flesh. He appeared to be the destroyer of all living beings. The whole of his body had been scarred with wounds due to the contact with the thorny creepers and shrubs. He was found to chew frequently a piece of flesh dripping with blood. His neck was slightly bent with the weight of two pieces of flesh suspended from it. While passing by, he brushed against groups of trees, forcibly with his thighs.