कृतान्त आसीत्समरो देवानां सह दानवैः ।
पार्ष्णिग्राहो वृतो वीरो देवैर्दैत्यपराजितैः ॥ १३ ॥
krta-antah-a devastating war; asit-there was; samarah-a fight; devanam-of the demigods; saha-with; danavaih-the demons; parsnigrahah-a very good assistant; vrtah-accepted; virah-a hero; devaih-by the demigods; daitya-by the demons; parajitaih-who had been conquered.
Formerly, there was a devastating war between the demigods and the demons. The demigods, having been defeated, accepted Puranjaya as their assistant and then conquered the demons. Therefore this hero is known as Puranjaya, "he who conquered the residence of the demons."