Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
निदेशस्थायिनश्चैव तयोर्देवासुराभवन् / बद्धे बलौ विवादो ऽथ संप्रवृत्तः सुदारुणः
nideśasthāyinaścaiva tayordevāsurābhavan / baddhe balau vivādo 'tha saṃpravṛttaḥ sudāruṇaḥ
The devas and asuras stood by the commands of both sides; but when Bali was bound, a most dreadful dispute arose.