Matsyapurana 153.1

153.1

*sūta uvāca
tamālokya palāyantaṃ vibhraṣṭadhvajakārmukam
hariṃ devaḥ sahasrākṣo mene bhagnaṃ durāhave //

Sûta said —Indra on seeing Viṣṇu flying away from the battlefield with His banner and bow broken acknowledged His defeat and thus of the party of the Devas Seeing the Daityas dancing with joy He could not make out what ought to be done next So Indra approached Viṣṇu and uttered sweetly the following encouraging words — Lord! why are you making plays with these evil intentioned Dānavas What can a good man do when the wicked become aware of his weak points? when the powerful people ignore the low and weak the latter consider themselves brave, consequently a wise man should never let go the low who is not in difficulty You ought not to say The big warriors attain victory with the aid of their army At the destruction of Hiraṇyakṣa who helped you? The powerful and proud Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu lost his memory on seeing you Those old Asuras the enemies of the Devas were destroyed by you like a swarm of locusts consumed in the fire Hari! It is You who annihilate the Daityas in all the ages similarly O, enemy of the demons! obviate the sufferings of the dying Devas at the present moment also —1-9