He beheld, within the line of the wheel, stationed there to guard the Soma, two great snakes, as blazing as the blazing fire, having tongues like lightning; power incomparable, face and eyes emitting fire, poisonous terrible, always in anger and always in activity.
अधश्चक्रस्य चैवात्र दीप्तानलसमद्युती। विद्युज्जिह्वौ महावीर्यो दीप्तास्यौ दीप्तलोचनौ॥ चक्षुर्विषौ महाघोरी नित्यं क्रुद्धौ तरस्विनी। रथार्थमेवामृतस्य ददर्श भुजगोत्तमौ॥