Virochana was killed. Hetri and Suhetri sent their armies to help Durjaya. But Gouramukha called upon Vishnu. Vishnu destroyed Durjaya, soldiers and all, with his suydarshana chakra.

A nimesha is a very small unit of time, the length of time it takes for one’s eyelids to blink. Since Vishnu destroyed the gigantic army in merely one nimesha, the forest where these events transpired came to be known as naimisharanya. It is a sacred forest and Vishnu is always present there.

Durjaya’s death grieved his father Supratika, but Supratika did not waver from his faith in Vishnu. Vishnu was so pleased at this that he revealed his celestial form to Supratika.

As for Gouramukha, he retired to a part of naimisharanya known as Prabhasa and began to meditate there. It was there that he met the sage Markandeya. (You will remember that Markandeya advised Gouramukha on the performance of funeral ceremonies).