Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
निःश्रीको भवतु क्षिप्रं मम शापेन वासवः / अनाथकास्ततो देवा विषण्णा दैत्यपीडिताः
niḥśrīko bhavatu kṣipraṃ mama śāpena vāsavaḥ / anāthakāstato devā viṣaṇṇā daityapīḍitāḥ
May Vasava be bereft of his splendor immediately by my curse. Consequently, the gods became lordless, dejected, and oppressed by the demons.