Sūta said: Kṛṣṇa Nārāyaṇa, the wielder of the conch, discus and iron club, went to the excellent hermitage of the sage Vyāghrapāda. After bowing to the sage, Kṛṣṇa obtained the divine Pāśupata Yoga. At his behest he shaved off the beard, moustache and the hair on the head, applied ghee all over the body and wore the girdle of the Muñja grass. Thus initiated, lord Kṛṣṇa the scorcher of foes performed a great penance.