Matsyapurana 151.1x

151.1x

*sūta uvāca
taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavāḥ kruddhāśceruḥ svaiḥ svairbalairvṛtāḥ /
saraghā iva mākṣīkaharaṇe sarvatodiśam //

Sûta said:—Then the demons all fell angrily on Viṣṇu like a swarm of bees flying towards the destroyer of the honeycomb At that time, the powerful demon Nimi appeared on his impetuous elephant, gushing with rut and adorned with black fly flap and wonderfully variegated five banners and looking like a mountain and ferocious owing to the symbol of a distorted crow on the banner 27000 fearful Dânavas, wearing head dress on and coat of armour, followed that elephant Mathana came on a horse, Jambhaka an a camel, and Śambhu on a big sheep.—1-5.