The united strength of the Naga Shesha and other creatures (such as the tortoise and the elephant), could not support the earth, attacked by the powerful Danavas.
न हमीभूतसत्त्वौघाः पन्नगाः सनगां महीम्। तदा धारयितुं शेकुः संक्रान्तां दानवैर्वलात्॥