To those agitated and frightened devatas, Brahma said, "The entire earth belongs to Vasudeva who bears the earth in the form of a great sage by name Kapila. The sons of Sagara will burn in the fire of his anger. It is destined that the earth will be dug up and it is also destined that the sixty thousand sons of Sagara will perish". Their fears abated, the celestials reached their abodes, relieved and happy. Meanwhile as if boding ill a thunderous sound emanated from the earth which being systematically slit open by the princes. Having searched in vain, they approached Sagara saying that they had found neither the horse nor the horse thief. But outraged at their failure Sagara ordered them to resume the search and not come back until the horse was found.

Making haste the princes rushed back. Reaching Rasatala they bore deeper into the earth, where they came upon the Diggajas - Virupaksha, Bhadra, Mahapada and Saumanasa, the four elephants bearing the earth.Worshipping each one of them, they burrowed further down into the nether region, where they saw the eternal Vasudeva in the form of Kapila and not far away grazed the horse. Happy at having found the horse and angry with Vasudeva for having stolen it, they called him a thief. Kapila hearing them flew into a towering rage and emitted the single sound'Hmm'; and the sixty thousand mighty sons of Sagara were reduced to ashes. Such was the power of Kapila, beyond conception and comprehension.