The Hindu Temple v1.c6.s3.28

v1.c6.s3.28

"In former times, in the war between the gods and the Asuras the Asuras were destroyed; they were crushed by the gods with Puramdara at their head, through the greatness of the power of Viṣṇu. Their Guru, the son of Bhṛgu,³⁵ who was of an impetuous disposition, became highly incensed and sacrificed a goat with auspicious marks as an oblation in the fire. That goat became a goat-headed Asura through the sweat which fell into the fire as he was offering the oblation. It rose (from the fire) covering earth and sky with its body of horrifying dimensions and asked the great sage "what shall I do?" The son of Bhṛgu replied to it, as it loomed terrifically: "Expel from heaven the gods whose minds are dull". Thus spoken to, it rushed at the gods intimidating them with roars, and scorching, as it were, the three worlds with the flames that issued from its mouth. In fear, the gods' with their troops expelled (from heaven) approached Śambhu, the all pervading and fearless one, who is decorated with ashes. They were completely routed by their defeat by the son of Bhṛgu; Śiva, their protector, ordered the Fire which issued from his third eye in the shape of a spirit (bhūta), to save them. "Thou should burn the cruel and over-grown goat-Asura after having crushed the son of Bhṛgu."