The gods that had fled away returned. Indeed they are afraid of Maheshvara even to this day. Formerly the puissant Asuras had three cities in heaven.
रुद्रं जग्मुः भग्नाश्चापि सुरा आसन भीताश्चाद्यापि तं प्रति॥ असुराणां पुराण्यासंस्रीणि वीर्यवतां दिवि।