The Devas pondered a little, then responded:
“We certainly have to perform our duty to give relief to those who suffer, but we doubt that we will be able to win unless Lord Krishna accompany us. We have learned that the asuras have become very strong in recent years, and they have organized. He must therefore come and help us.”
Asked, Lord Krishna, who has numerous other names all equally wonderful to hear such as Vishnu and Narayana, replied:
“I will follow you. Incarnate on Earth in the families of the Brahmanas and the Kshatriyas. We will soon engage the asuras in battle and force them to hole up in the lower planets.”
Having obtained the assent of the Lord, the Devas began to be born in large numbers. Their physical power and warrior skills were immeasurable so that from their childhood they faced the demons and killed them by the thousands and hundreds of thousands until the turning point of the Kurukshetra war arrived.
“Now, listen in detail to how it happened,” Vaishampayana said.
This is a section of the book “Maha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2”.
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