O king, when all the Rishis had disappeared, the two great Asuras resolved upon their destruction and assumed various forms.
ततो राजन्नदृश्यद्भिर्ऋषिभिश्च महासुरौ। उभौ विनिश्चयं कृत्वा विकुर्वाते वधैषिणौ॥