स तु तद्रूपमास्थाय महदद्भुतदर्शनम् | मणिप्रवरशृङ्गाग्रस्सितासितमुखाकृतिः || ३-४२-१५
Maricha assumed the form of a wonderful and magnificent deer with his antlers studded with the most precious gems, his face dappled with luminous spots of white and black. [3-42-15]