Thereupon Narayana assumed a form of a ravishing beauty by the aid of Maya and he began a flirtation with the Danavas in the form of a female.
ततो नारायणो मायां मोहिनी समुपाश्रितः। स्त्रीरूपमद्भुतं कृत्वा दानवानभिसंश्रितः॥