It was the weapon with which Yauvanāśva the emperor of great refulgence and Māndhātṛ the powerful king who conquered the three worlds were killed formerly.
सूर्य्य हस्तमनिर्द्देश्यं पाशहस्तमिवांतकम्।। परशुं तीक्ष्णधारं च सर्पाद्यैश्च विभूषितम्।। २५।।
The hand of the sun is indefinable like the hand of death like a rope He carried an ax with a sharp edge and was decorated with snakes and other objects.