Bhagavata Purana 4.7.20
Srimad Bhagavatam · 7 · Verse 20
Sanskrit Original
श्यामो हिरण्यरशनोऽर्ककिरीटजुष्टो नीलालकभ्रमरमण्डितकुण्डलास्य: । शङ्खाब्जचक्रशरचापगदासिचर्म- व्यग्रैर्हिरण्मयभुजैरिव कर्णिकार: ॥ २० ॥
śyāmo hiraṇya-raśano ’rka-kirīṭa-juṣṭo nīlālaka-bhramara-maṇḍita-kuṇḍalāsyaḥ śaṅkhābja-cakra-śara-cāpa-gadāsi-carma- vyagrair hiraṇmaya-bhujair iva karṇikāraḥ
His complexion was blackish, His garment yellow like gold, and His helmet as dazzling as the sun. His hair was bluish, the color of black bees, and His face was decorated with earrings. His eight hands held a conchshell, wheel, club, lotus flower, arrow, bow, shield and sword, and they were decorated with golden ornaments such as bangles and bracelets. His whole body resembled a blossoming tree beautifully decorated with various kinds of flowers.