Vasava, that destroyer of hostile heroes, gave Agni's son two companions, viz., Utkrosha and Panchaka who were armed respectively with thunderbolt and club. These had in battle killed many enemies of Indra.
अंशोऽप्यनुचरान् पञ्च ददौ स्कन्दाय धीमते। उत्क्रोशं पञ्चकं चैव वज्रदण्जधरावुभौ॥ तौ हि शत्रून् महेन्द्रस्य