Matsya Purana 153.10

153.10

tathaivādyeha magnānāṃ bhava viṣṇo! surāśrayaḥ.
evamuktastato viṣṇurvyavarddhata mahābhujaḥ .. 153.9

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

Hearing such words of Indra the long-armed Lord Viṣṇu the destroyer of the enemies of the Devas the refuge of all looked full of all glory and becoming pleased said to Indra — All the Daityas will not be killed unless their predestined means of death occur The unconquerable Daitya Tārakāsura will be killed at the hands of a seven days' old baby and by none else Some demons deserve being killed by a woman Some by a virgin, but the wicked demon Jambha is destined to meet with death at your hands, you should, therefore, destroy him the terror of the world, by your own prowess, no one else can kill him Guarded by me, you go and kill Jambha the thorn of the universe"—10-14