And those that came forward before that best of male beings, Visnu, knowing no deterioration, were crushed in conflict by Vişnu in a different form.
ये गताभिमुखं विष्णुमक्षरं पुरुषोत्तमम्। सम्पिष्टास्ते तदा युद्धे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥