The demons wreak havoc on the world and the Gods run to Lakshmi to protect them, led by their king Indra who is in the doldrums thanks to a curse from sage Durvasa.
ramA jagatraya vashankari
umA saraswati manOhari
samAna rahitE sajjana (i) sahitE (ii) hitE ha-
ri mAnini manOnmani pAvani
kOpa nidhi doorvAsa mahAmuni
shApa vimOchanamicchi vEga nA
tApamu deerchi pAlimpavamma
pApa vidAriNi ravi shashi pAlini