Matsyapurana 159.34

159.34

tadvatturagasaṃghātakṣuṇṇabhūreṇupiñjarām
cañcalasyandanodagradhvajarājivirājitām //

Afterwards, the vicious minded Tārakāsura experienced the following inauspicious signs He saw the shower of dust, the fall of blood from the sky, felt the throbbing of the left eye, the drying up of the mouth, delusion of mind, the turning dull of the lotus faces of the ladies, the ferocious beings making inauspicious sounds Afterwards, he saw the army of the Devas advancing in chariots with tinkling bells, streaming with lofty banners and flyflaps, having a multitude of singing Kinnaras in its force, with the warriors wearing garlands of celestial flowers armour and weapons, playing on various kinds of music He saw the armies getting dusky-coloured on account of the dust rising from the hoofs of the marching horses The banners were flying on their running chariots The wonderful chariots and chamaras over them were looking brilliant The bards were singing praises of the Devas He saw that army from the terrace of his mansion and anxiously said to himself , "Who can be such an extraordinary warrior whom I did not subdue in war previously " Afterwards, the demon king heard the following sharp words uttered from the mouths of the bards—31 39