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तावद्दैत्यास्त्वनुमतिमृते भर्तुरारब्धयुद्धा
देवोपेतैर्भवदनुचरैस्सङ्गता भङ्गमापन् ।
कालात्माऽयं वसति पुरतो यद्वशात् प्राग्जिता: स्म:
किं वो युद्धैरिति बलिगिरा तेऽथ पातालमापु: ॥८॥
[link]taavaddaityaastvanumatimR^ite bharturaarabdhayuddhaaH
devOpetairbhavadanucharaissangataa bhangamaapan |
kaalaatmaa(a)yaM vasati puratO yadvashaat praagjitaaH smaH
kiM vO yuddhairiti baligiraa te(a)tha paataalamaapuH || 8[/lionk]
O Lord! The Asuras started to fight with the Devas without their master Bali's permission.They were defeated by Thy emissaries who had come there and were fighting on the Deva's side. Bali told them that the Lord in the form of Time was standing before them by whose grace they had won earlier, and was now against them. So it was no use to fight. At this the Asuras went away to Paataala.