Matsyapurana 135.79

135.79

mayastu devānparirakṣitāram umātmajaṃ devavaraṃ kumāram
śareṇa bhittvā sa hi tārakāsutaṃ sa tārakākhyāsuram ābabhāṣe //

Dharmarâja armed with His club, Varuṇa, Sûrya, Swâmikârtika surrounded by his Koti Devas, Indra seated on Airâvata and armed with his thunderbolt came and joined the battle Then the Sun, Moon, Saturn, Yama and the highly brilliant Śiva became excited and entered into the army of the Dânavas Like mad elephants making their way into thick forests by uprooting trees and like the brilliant Sun shedding His radiance in midst of the clouds charged with rains, like the lion making havoc on cows in a solitary place, the Devas began to pursue the Dânavas and harass them—71 73 their wonderful fiery valour, like the fully blazing fire offered in Purnâhutî, began to crush the Daityas It seemed, then, that the thunderbolt of Indra had fallen amongst the Dânavas, and were tearing them to pieces Then Maya overpowering Swâmikârtika, the guardian of the Devas spoke to Târakasura—77-80