Having been thus addressed (by Indra), Skanda sent Kritika. She was placed in heavens. That star, presided over by Agni, shone as if with seven heads.
एवमुक्ते तु शक्रेण त्रिदिवं कृत्तिका गताः। नक्षत्रं सप्तशीर्षाभं भाति तद् वह्निदैवतम्॥