तस्मादस्य वधो धर्मो भर्तुः शुश्रूषणं च नः ।
इत्यायुधानि जगृहुर् बलेरनुचरासुराः ॥ १३ ॥
bhartuh susrusanam ca nah
tasmat-therefore; asya-of this brahmacari Vamana; vadhah-the killing; dharmah-is our duty; bhartuh-of our master; susrusanam ca-and it is the way of serving; nah-our; iti-thus; ayudhani-all kinds of weapons; jagrhuh-they took up; baleh-of Bali Maharaja; anucara-followers; asurah-all the demons.
"Therefore it is our duty to kill this Vamanadeva, Lord
Visnu. It is our religious principle and the way to serve our master." After making this decision, the demoniac followers of
Maharaja Bali took up their various weapons with a view to killing Vamanadeva.