Having thus vanquished those Rakshasas by his prowess, as Indra did the armies of the Daityas and the Danavas, he again plunged into the lake and began to gather the lotuses with the object of accomplishing his purpose.
स शक्रवद् दानवदैत्यसङ्घान् विक्रम्य जित्वा च रणेऽरिसङ्घान्। विगाह्य तां पुष्करिणी जितारिः कामाय जग्राह ततोऽम्बुजानि॥