Shalya said The gods being thus spoken to by Maghavan the group of Rishis placed themselves under the protection of the god Vishnu of great influence and competent to be a protector.
शल्य उवाच एवमुक्ते मघवता देवाः सर्षिगणास्तदा। शरण्यं शरणं देवं जग्मुर्विष्णुं महाबलम्॥