Upon reaching the abode of Indra, Bali Maharaja assembled his soldiers outside the city's walls and sounded the conchshell given him by his spiritual master, Sukracarya, thus creating a fearful situation for the women protected by Indra. 

Seeing Bali Maharaja's indefatigable endeavor and understanding his motive, King Indra was struck with wonder, and along with the other demigods, he approached his spiritual master, Brhaspati, and spoke as follows: "My lord, our old enemy Bali Maharaja now has new enthusiasm, and he has obtained such astonishing power that we think that perhaps we cannot resist his prowess. No one anywhere can counteract this military arrangement of Bali's. It now appears that Bali is trying to drink up the entire universe with his mouth, lick up the ten directions with his tongue, and raise fire in every direction with his eyes. Indeed, he has arisen like the annihilating fire known as samvartaka."