Assuming a greatly fearful head (that of a horse) and emitting fire from its mouth, it consumes the waters of the great ocean. The men learned in the Vedas call it Vadabamukha.
महद्धयशिरो भूत्वा यत् तद् वेदविदो विदुः। तमग्निमुद्रिद् वक्त्रात् पिबत्यापो महोदधौ॥