The celestials said O foremost of the celestials, O best of the gods, be you the protector of the gods now, crushed as they are by the Asura Vritra. Save us from this our great fear.
देवा ऊचुः प्रमर्दितानां वृत्रेण देवानां देवसत्तम। गतिर्भव सुरश्रेष्ठ त्राहि नो महतो भयात्॥