Then Vīrabhadra, the giantlike personality, sat on the chest of Dakṣa and tried to separate his head from his body with sharp weapons, but was unsuccessful.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
आक्रम्योरसि दक्षस्य शितधारेण हेतिना । छिन्दन्नपि तदुद्धर्तुं नाशक्नोत्त्र्यम्बकस्तदा
ākramyorasi dakṣasya śitadhāreṇa hetinā | chindannapi taduddhartuṃ nāśaknottryambakastadā
SB 4.5.22