They then ran against the celestials numbering ten thousand. Afflicted by the Danavas, the gods then sought the refuge of their king Vasava.
अभ्यद्रवन्त देवांस्ते सहस्राणि दशैव हि। ततस्तैरर्दिता देवाः शरणं वासवं ययुः॥