Either the thunder-bolt-bearing Indra the Great-chief of celestials, or Yama himself, or Varuna, or the Wind-god, or the Fire generated by Rudra's third eye, or the Sun, or Dhanda, or Soma. This is no monkey, this is verily Kāla (A name of Yama) himself or is this the Rākşasa annihilating Fire or Brahmä himself, the Great sire of all, the four-faced Disposer of the world's destinies, come hither, wearing the form of a monkey? Or is this Visnu's Energy, inconceivable, unutterable, infinite and sole, and of surpassing power, now come hither in its own illusory nature, assuming a monkey-form?" Seeing that city suddenly consumed, with her souls, dwellings, and trees, Raksasas of note, assembled together, thus talked to each other.
क्ज्री महेन्द्रस्त्रिदशेश्वरो वा साक्षाद् यमो वा वरुणोऽनिलो वा। रौद्रोऽग्निरर्को धनदश्च सोमो न वानरोऽयं स्वयमेव कालः॥ किं ब्रह्मणः सर्वपितामहस्य लोकस्य धातुश्चतुराननस्य। इहागतो वानररूपधारी रक्षोपसंहारकरः प्रकोपः॥ किं वैष्णवं वा कपिरूपमेत्य रक्षोविनाशाय परं सुतेजः। अचिन्त्यमव्यक्तमनन्तमेकं स्वमायया साम्प्रतमागतं वा॥ इत्येवमूचुर्बहवो विशिष्टा रक्षोगणास्तत्र समेत्य सर्वे। सप्राणिसङ्घ सगृहां सवृक्षा दग्धां पुरी तां सहसा समीक्ष्य॥