One day, Yama, the king of the dead, commanded a messenger of his, who was clad in black, having bloodred eyes and hair standing erect, and possessed of feet, eyes, and nose all of which resembled those of a crow, saying, Go you to the town inhabited by Brahmanas and bring here the person known by the name of Sharmin and born in the race of Agastya.
अथ प्राह यम: कंचित् पुरुषं कृष्णवाससम्। रक्ताक्षमूर्ध्वरोमाणं काकजङ्घाक्षिनासिकम्॥ गच्छ त्वं ब्राह्मणग्रामं ततो गत्वा तमानय। अगस्त्यं गोत्रतश्चापि नामतश्चापि शर्मिणम्॥