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At the beginning of creation, Prajapati Daksa created progeny to populate the universe. Because he experienced difficulties in this regard, he offered prayers to Lord Vishnu. The Lord was extremely pleased with these prayers and thus appeared before Daksa at a holy place known as Aghamarsana. The Lord's lotus feet rested on the shoulders of His carrier, Garuda, and He had eight long, mighty, very beautiful arms. In His hands He held a disc, conchshell, sword, shield, arrow, bow, rope, and club. He was accompanied by intimate devotees like Narada and Nanda, as well as by all the principal demigods and the residents of the upper planetary systems.