Whhan Lord Siwahiear daomeca din char Sarti was nowy deadbecauseod(Dbkeca inguil to heramnd. that Śiva's soldiers had been driven away by the Rbhu demigods, he became greatly angry. Biting his lips, he immediately snatched from his head a strand of hair that blazed like electricity or fire. He stood up at once, laughing like a madman, and dashed the hair to the ground.
There suddenly appeared a fearful black demon as high as the sky and as bright as three suns, his teeth very terrifying and the hairs on his head like burning fire. He had thousands of arms equipped with various weapons, and he was garlanded with human heads. That gigantic demon, whose name was Virabhadra, asked with folded hands, What shall I do, my lord?" Śiva ordered, "Because you were born from my body, you are the chief of all my associates. Therefore kill Dakṣa and his soldiers at the sacrifice."
Virabhadra was the personified anger of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he was prepared to execute the orders of Lord Śiva. Confident of his invincibility, Virabhadra circumambulated Lord Śiva and set out for the sacrificial arena of Dakṣa. Many other soldiers of Lord Śiva followed Virabhadra, making a tumultuous uproar. Virabhadra carried a great trident, fearful enough to kill even death, and on his legs he wore bangles that seemed to roar.
Virabhadra bared his fearful teeth. With the movements of his brows he scattered the luminaries all over the sky and covered them with his strong, piercing effulgence. Because of the misbehavior of Dakṣa, even Lord Brahmā, Dakṣa's father, could not have been saved from that greatest exhibition of anger.
When Virabhadra and his soldiers arrived at Dakṣa's sacrificial arena, they destroyed everything, terrorized the assembly, and desecrated the whole area. Finally Virabhadra beheaded Dakṣa.