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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 7]
tat śrutvā —hearing that news;  eva —indeed;  asurāḥ —the demons;  sarve —all;  āśritya —taking shelter of;  auśanasam —of Śukrācārya;  matam —the instruction;  devān —the demigods;  pratyudyamam —action against;  cakruḥ —performed;  durmadāḥ —not very intelligent;  ātatāyinaḥ —equipped with arms for fighting.
TRANSLATION
Hearing of the pitiable condition of King Indra, the demons, following the instructions of their guru, Śukrācārya, equipped themselves with weapons and declared war against the demigods.
TEXT 19
तैर्विसृष्टेषु मित्तीक्ष्णैर्निर्भिन्नाङ्गोरुवाहवः । 
    ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुः सहेन्द्रा नतकन्धराः ॥१९॥
tair visṛṣṭeṣubhis tīkṣṇair 
    nirbhinnāngoru-bāhavaḥ 
    brahmāṇam śaraṇam jagmuḥ 
    sahendrā nata-kandharāḥ
taiḥ —by them (the demons);  visṛṣṭa —thrown;  iṣubhiḥ —by the arrows;  tīkṣṇaiḥ —very sharp;  nirbhinna —pierced all over;  aṅga —bodies;  uru —thighs;  bāhavaḥ —and arms;  brahmāṇam —of Lord Brahmā;  śaraṇam —the shelter;  jagmuḥ —approached;  saha-indrāḥ —with King Indra;  nata-kandharāḥ —their heads bent downward.
TRANSLATION
The demigods' heads, thighs and arms and the other parts of their bodies were injured by the sharp arrows of the demons. The demigods, headed by Indra, saw no other course than to immediately approach Lord Brahmā with bowed heads for shelter and proper instruction.
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तांस्तथाम्यदितान् वीक्ष्य भगवानात्मभूरजः । 
    कृपया परया देव उवाच परिसान्त्वयन् ॥२०॥