Verse 28

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Pair against pair· Verses 28–34

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Bali fought with Indra, Guha shot at Taraka, Varuna fought with Heti, and Mitra, king, with Praheti. Yama with Kalanabha, Visvakarma with Maya, and Sambara fought with Tvastr, and Virocana with Savitr. Namuci with Aparajita, the two Asvins with Vrsaparvan, and the god Surya with Bali's hundred sons, of whom Bana was the eldest. So too Soma with Rahu, and Anila fought with Puloman, and the goddess Bhadrakali, swift and strong, with Nisumbha and Sumbha. Vrsakapi with Jambha, Vibhavasu with Mahisa, and Ilvala together with Vatapi against the sons of Brahma, tamer of enemies. Durmarsa with Kamadeva, Utkala with the Mothers, Brhaspati with Usanas, and Sanaiscara with Naraka.

The Maruts with the Nivatakavacas, the deathless Vasus with the Kaleyas, the All-gods with the Paulomas, and the Rudras with the Krodhavasas.