Devibhagavatapurana 7.9.13

7.9.13

vyāsa uvāca -
śaśāde svargate rājā kakutstha iti cābhavat |
[rājyaṃ cakāra dharmajñaḥ pitṛpaitāmahaṃ balāt |] etasminnantare devā daityaiḥ sarve parājitāḥ ||

Vyâsa said:-- O King! When S'as'âda went to the Heavens Kakutstha became king. That religious king then began to govern the country of his father and grandfather with an authority supported by a powerful arm. At this time the Devas suffered a defeat from the Dânavas and took refuge to Visnu, the Infallible and the Lord of the three worlds. The eternal great Visnu full of intelligence and bliss then addressed the Devas:--