Matsyapurana 148.31

148.31

evaṃ prayāti kāle tu vitate tārakāsuraḥ
babhāṣe sacivāndaityaḥ prabhūtavaradarpitaḥ //

When Târakâ returned after completing his penance, the other Daityas came and surrounded him It seemed as if the Devas had surrounded Indra When Târakâsura began to rule, the seasons, by his terror, seemed to be endowed with their qualities and became incarnate before him, the Lokapalas acknowledged his sovereignty, and became his servants, lustre, beauty, intelligence, wealth and authority all began to serve openly the Danava lord and fixed their abode in him The nymphs incessantly began to wave chowries over the head of the sovereign, seated on his throne with scent rubbed on his body, head decorated with a lofty crown and arms adorned with armlets The Sun and the Moon served the purpose of lamps, wind that of fans and Dharmrâja acted as his foremost herald in all his actions Having thus reigned for many years, Târkâsura haughtily said to his ministers —26 31