The Sun was blackened and assumed a stern aspect, with his rays dimmed. And he was seen with a head-less trunk on his lap and he was in conjunction with a comet.
शस्त्रवर्णः सुपरुषो मन्दरश्मिदिवाकरः॥ अदृश्यत कबन्धाङ्कः संसक्तो धूमकेतुना।