Then Brihaspati, the son of Angiras, and those greatest of Rishis endued with great prosperity, seeing the prowess of Vritra, went to Mahadeva, and moved by the desire of benefiting the three worlds, urged him to kill the great Asura.
ततोऽङ्गिरःसुतः श्रीमांस्ते चैव सुमहर्षयः। दृष्ट्वा वृत्रस्य विक्रान्तमुपागम्य महेश्वरम्॥ ऊचुर्वृत्रविनाशार्थं लोकानां हितकाम्यया।