In Matsyapurāṇa (Matsyapurana), it is said that when Hiraṇyakaśipu (Hiranyakasipu) launched an attack upon heaven, several Nāga(s) (Naga; Snake) living in Pātāla (Patala; the underworld) trembled under the pressure of his feet. Elāmukha(Elamukha) was one of these sanakes.