How, indeed, was Vritra, who was virtuous, devoted to Vishnu, gifted with knowledge of truth derivable from a just comprehension of the Upanishads and Vedanta, defeated by Indra, O foremost of men.
कथं विनिहतो वृत्रः शक्रेण पुरुषर्षभ। धार्मिको विष्णुभक्तश्च तत्त्वज्ञश्च पदान्वये॥