Paraśurāma’s penance (b) - Verse 11
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 23 · Verse 11
Sanskrit Original
सकण्टकुलतास्पर्शक्षतारूषितविग्रहः। सामटक्संचर्वमाणश्च मांसखण्डमनेकशः।।
sakaṇṭakulatāsparśakṣatārūṣitavigrahaḥ| sāmaṭaksaṃcarvamāṇaśca māṃsakhaṇḍamanekaśaḥ||
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.