Skanda Purana 7.13.3_248

7.13.3_248

evaṃ teṣāṃ tadā vyāsa vartatāṃ śubhakarmaṇām .
sumahānabhavad dharmaḥ asurāṇāṃ vyanīnaśat . . 1 5. .
teṣāṃ tenāpacāreṇa asurāṇāṃ durātmanān .
dharmanāśād balaṃ kṣīṇaṃ bubudhurdevatāgaṇāḥ12 ..1 6. .
sanatkumāra uvāca
tataste brahmaṇā13bhyuktāḥ14 sarve divyāstradhāriṇaḥ .
āhūyāsuraśārdūlān yuddhe sarvānnyasūdayan . . 17. .
balo yatra hataḥ saṃkhye15 vajreṇa śataparvaṇā .

Thus, as those of auspicious deeds acted in this way, O Vyāsa, / their virtue became very great, while that of the asuras perished. (15)
Because of that misconduct of the evil-minded asuras, / and the loss of virtue, their strength was depleted—this the hosts of gods realized. (16)
Sanatkumāra said:
Then, addressed by Brahmā, all of them bearing divine weapons, / summoned the tiger-like asuras to battle and slaughtered them all, (17)
where Bala was slain in battle by the hundred-jointed thunderbolt