nārada uvāca | yuddhahatāśca ye vīrā hyasurā raṇamaṇḍale | teṣāmanu kathaṃ kartā bhītānāṃ ca vihiṃsanam || 17 || 
Nārada said: 17. Many heroic Asuras have been killed fighting in the battlefield. Why do you kill the frightened ones after that? 