Having heard the account of the great form of Vishnu, that had a horse-head, the royal son of Parikshit too had entertained the same doubt and put the same questions to Vaishampayana.
श्रुत्वाश्वशिरसो मूर्ति देवस्य हरिमेधसः॥ उत्पन्नसंशयो राजा एतदेवमचोदयत्।