Shakra then said to the gods-"The great Asuras are incapable of being defeated by me. Save with the bones of Dadhicha, our foes cannot be killed.
ततोऽब्रवीत् सुराज्शको न मे शक्या महासुराः॥ ऋतेऽस्थिभिर्दधीचस्य निहन्तुं त्रिदशद्विषः।