Skandapurana 5.203.22

5.203.22

.. indra uvāca .. ..
keciddevā mṛtā yuddhe yudhyamānāśca sanmukhāḥ ..
tathaivānye mayā dṛṣṭā hanyamānāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ ..
pretatvaṃ dānavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ syānna vā prabho .. 22 ..

Indra said: / Some gods died in battle fighting face to face; / likewise others were seen by me being struck with their backs turned. / Would all the Dānavas also become ghosts or not, O Lord? // 22