Skandapurana 7.11.24_108

7.11.24_108

śaṃkhabherīmṛdaṅgaiśca murajairveṇubhistathā . . 11 . .
vādyamānairyayau rājā hiraṇyākṣośmakātpurāt .
agrataḥ pṛṣṭhataścaiva pārśvayorubhayorapi . . 12 . .
jagmuḥ sarvesurā vyāsa bhāskarasya yathā grahāḥ .
nirgacchamānaśca purāt śakuntān bhayaśaṃsinaḥ . . 13 ..
apaśyad vyāsa daityendro na ca tānakarodadhṛdi10 .
ācchinat tasya panthānaṃ bhujaṅgaḥ kṛṣṇadehavān . . 14. .
gṛdhraśca raktavaktrosya nililye dhvajamūrdhani .

With conchs, bherīs, mṛdaṅgas, and murajas and flutes / being sounded, King Hiraṇyākṣa marched forth from the city of Aśmaka. / In front, behind, and on both flanks, / all the Asuras marched, O Vyāsa, like planets around the sun. / And going forth from the city, O Vyāsa, the lord of Daityas saw birds / portending danger, but he did not take them to heart. / A black-bodied serpent crossed his path, / and a vulture with a red mouth perched upon the tip of his flagstaff.