It was thus that Narayana, having assumed the form equipped with the horse-head, killed the two Danavas Madhu and Kaitabha. Once more, however, he assumed the same form for making the Religion of Action to prevent the universe.
तौ दानवौ हरिहत्वा कृत्वा हयशिरस्तनुम्। पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थं तामेव विदधे तनुम्॥