Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
देवासुराणां च तदा घोरः क्षयकरो महान् / तेषां द्वीपनिमित्तं वै संग्रामा बहवो ऽभवेन्
devāsurāṇāṃ ca tadā ghoraḥ kṣayakaro mahān / teṣāṃ dvīpanimittaṃ vai saṃgrāmā bahavo 'bhaven
Then there arose between the devas and the asuras a dreadful, great, and ruinous conflict; for the sake of the islands, many battles were fought.