Having sur Sunded it from all sides with his seven flames and appearing as fearful as he appears at the end of a Yuga, he begin to consume the Khandava.
सर्वतः परिवार्याथ सप्ताचिर्खलनस्तथा। ददाह खाण्डवं दावं युगान्तमिव दर्शयन्॥