Krishna and Arjuna slaughter the celestial beings attacking them
Seeing the fire protected by Krishna and Arjuna, celestial beings of all kinds—Suparnas, serpents, gods, and demons—rise up to attack. Arjuna cuts down the sky-dwellers with arrows, while Krishna uses his chakra to slaughter daityas and danavas, pacifying the assault.
On seeing that the fire was protected by the two Krishnas, many feathered beings of the Suparna lineage, including Garuda, rose up into the sky. They were eager to attack the warriors with their wings, beaks, and claws, as tough as the vajra. Many serpents also descended near Pandava, spewing terrible and flaming venom from their mouths.
As soon as he saw these sky-dwelling creatures, Partha angrily cut them down with his arrows. Benumbed, their bodies fell into the flaming fire. At that, the gods, the gandharvas (celestial musicians), the yakshas (nature spirits), the rakshasas (demons), and more serpents rose up, uttering loud roars. They were armed with iron clubs, chakras (discuses), and bhushundis (a type of weapon), with lightning in them. Their great energy was benumbed by anger, and they were intent on killing Krishna and Partha.
Though they unleashed a fearful shower of weapons, Bibhatsu churned their upper limbs with his sharp arrows. The immensely energetic Krishna, destroyer of enemies, then wrought a great slaughter of daityas and danavas (classes of demons) with his chakra.
Pierced by arrows and struck with the force of the chakra, many powerful ones were pacified, like waves that reach a shore. The gods, repulsed, retreated in fear to Shakra.