Thereupon the celestials and the Rishis of great vows all met together; and they thus spoke to the god of gods, the slayer of Asuras, Vishnu of great prowess, “O lord, O exalted one, kill Arjuna to protect all creatures. The lord, the ruler of the Haihayas, on his celestials car, chastised Vasava (Indra) when he was sporting with Sachi. O descendant of Bharata, thereupon the exalted deity (Vishnu) held a consultation with Sakra (Indra) as how to kill Kartavirja.
ततो देवाः समेत्याहुर्ऋषयश्च महाव्रताः। देवदेवं सुरारिनं विष्णुं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥ भगवन् भूतरक्षार्थमर्जुनं जहि वै प्रभो। विमानेन च दिव्येन हैहयाधिपतिः प्रभुः॥ शचीसहायं क्रीडन्तं धर्षयामास वासवम्। ततस्तु भगवान् देवः शक्रेण सहितस्तदा। कार्तवीर्यविनाशार्थ मन्त्रयामास भारत॥