Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
नात्यर्थम करोद्वैरं दैत्येष्वपि महातपाः / बभूवतुस्तुल्यबलौ तदा देत्येन्द्रवासवौ
nātyarthama karodvairaṃ daityeṣvapi mahātapāḥ / babhūvatustulyabalau tadā detyendravāsavau
The great ascetic did not kindle excessive enmity even toward the daityas. Thus, at that time, Daityendra and Vāsava became equal in might.