Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 34
Deva–Asura Battle after the Nectar; Bali’s Illusions and Hari’s Intervention
वृषाकपिस्तु जम्भेन महिषेण विभावसु: । इल्वल: सह वातापिर्ब्रह्मपुत्रैररिन्दम ॥ ३२ ॥ कामदेवेन दुर्मर्ष उत्कलो मातृभि: सह । बृहस्पतिश्चोशनसा नरकेण शनैश्चर: ॥ ३३ ॥ मरुतो निवातकवचै: कालेयैर्वसवोऽमरा: । विश्वेदेवास्तु पौलोमै रुद्रा: क्रोधवशै: सह ॥ ३४ ॥
vṛṣākapis tu jambhena mahiṣeṇa vibhāvasuḥ ilvalaḥ saha vātāpir brahma-putrair arindama
帕里克希特王（Mahārāja Parīkṣit）啊，敌人的征服者！湿婆神（Lord Śiva）与姜巴（Jambha）交战，火神（Vibhāvasu）与玛希沙苏拉（Mahiṣāsura）交战。伊尔瓦拉（Ilvala）与其弟瓦塔皮（Vātāpi）同梵天（Lord Brahmā）之子交战。杜尔马沙（Durmarṣa）与爱神（Cupid）交战，恶魔乌特卡拉（Utkala）与众母神（Mātṛkā）交战，祭主仙人（Bṛhaspati）与苏克拉查里亚（Śukrācārya）交战，土星神（Śanaiścara）与纳拉卡苏拉（Narakāsura）交战。众风神（Maruts）与尼瓦塔卡瓦查（Nivātakavaca）交战，众婆苏神（Vasus）与卡拉凯亚（Kālakeya）恶魔交战，众毗湿韦提婆神（Viśvedevas）与保罗玛（Pauloma）恶魔交战，众鲁陀罗神（Rudras）与克罗达瓦沙（Krodhavaśa）恶魔交战。
FAQs
They are a powerful class of demons; here the verse states that the Maruts directly engaged them in battle during the Deva–Asura war.
He is describing the organized battlefield—various divine hosts (Maruts, Vasus, Viśvedevas, Rudras) each confronting specific demonic clans, showing the scale and structure of the conflict.
Dharma is protected through disciplined effort and cooperation—one can apply this by facing challenges systematically, with the right allies, and with a clear sense of duty.