The race of the sages: Atri and Vasiṣṭha - Verse 63
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 8 · Verse 63
Sanskrit Original
तेषां रुपं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वाभाव्येन व्यवस्थितम। वृत्ताक्षाः पिङ्गलाश्चैव महाकाया महोदराः।।
teṣāṃ rupaṃ pravakṣyāmi svābhāvyena vyavasthitam| vṛttākṣāḥ piṅgalāścaiva mahākāyā mahodarāḥ||
Sūta said: They are tawny-coloured and have round eyes. They have big bellies and huge bodies. They have eight-curved fanglike teeth and pikelike ears. Their hairs stand upright. Their mouths appear as though slit open upto the ears (on either side). Their smoke-coloured upright hairs are like the Muñja grass. They have large thick heads shedding bright lustre. Their thighs and forearms are short. Their faces are copper-coloured. Their tongues and lips hang down. Their brows appear dangling. Their noses are thick. They have blue (black) limbs with red necks. Their eyes are majestic and they appear terrible. Their voice and tone are extremely terrible. Their calves are hideous and rolled up. They are stout and have prominently protruding noses. They are firm and have sturdy bodies like rocks. They arc cruel and terrible ever since their birth. Generally they are consistent in their activities.