Destruction of Dak$a's Sacrifice MaimUeyas ( The residents of Naimi^a forest) said : - Verse 40
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 15 · Verse 40
Sanskrit Original
दृष्ट्वा तं गरुडासीनं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम। पुरुषं पर्वताकारं नारायणमिवापरम।।
dṛṣṭvā taṃ garuḍāsīnaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham| puruṣaṃ parvatākāraṃ nārāyaṇamivāparam||
He was highly infuriated. He had a thousand heads, a thousand eyes and huge arms, a thousand in number. He was invincible. He resembled the fire at the close of the Yugas. He was terrible due to his curved fangs. He could not be seen (directly) due to his glaring brilliance. He held a conch and a discus. He had a staff in his hand. He roared loudly. He held a horn in his hand and was beautified With Bhasma (ashes). He became famous as Virabhadra. He was accompanied by the Lords of Devas. Immediately after being born, he stood praying unto the Lord of Devas with palms joined in reverence.