Shiva gave him a large army, highly dreadful and armed with various kinds of weapons and endued with great energy of ascetic penances.
ददौ पशुपतिस्तस्मै सर्वभूतमहाचमूम्॥ उग्रां नानाप्रहरणां तपोवीर्यबलान्विताम्।