(I have seen) Krtanta, the lord of spirits with Death himself, with hairs standing erect. Serpents and scorpions are his hairs, his tongue is hard as the lightening, his teeth are dreadful, his eyes are red and is gifted with great velocity and a terror to all beings. He is incapable of being looked at like to the sun, unconquerable is battle and is the chastiser of the sinners. He even was defeated by me in conflict. There I did not feel the least pain or fear, O lord of Danavas. I do not know (this person) it behove you to give me an account.
मया प्रेतेश्वरो दृष्टः कृतान्तः सह मृत्युना। पाशहस्तो महाज्वाल ऊर्ध्वरोमा भयानकः॥ दंष्ट्रालो विद्युजिहश्च सर्पवृश्चिकरोमवान्। रक्ताक्षो भीमवेगश्च सर्वसत्त्वभयंकरः॥ आदित्य इव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः समरेष्वनिवर्तकः। पापानां शासिता चैव स मया युधि निर्जितः॥ न च मे तत्र भी: काचिद्यथा वा दानवेश्वर। एनं तु नाभिजानामि तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति॥