prahasya bhagavānviṣṇuruvācedaṃ mahāprabhaḥ | gaganastho bhava tvaṃ hi mahīstho'haṃ bhavāmi vai || 104 || apraśastaṃ ca viṣamaṃ yuddhaṃ caiva yathā bhavet | tathā kuru mahābāho gagano vā mahītale || 105 || 
104-107. Lord Mahāviṣṇu of great lustre laughed and said: “Either you be stationed in the sky, or I shall be stationed on the earth. O mighty one, fight either in the sky or on the ground, so that the battle will not be on uneven planes and blameworthy.” 