Of heretics, or those who rejects the authority of the Vedas; their origin, as described by the Vasistha to Bhishma; the gods, defeated by the Daityas, praise Vishnu; an illusory being or Buddha, produced from his body - Verse 9
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 17.9
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Sanskrit Original
देवासुरम अभूद युद्धं दिव्यम अब्दं पुरा द्विज तस्मिन पराजिता देवा दैत्यैर ह्रादपुरोगमैः ।।
devāsuram abhūd yuddhaṃ divyam abdaṃ purā dvija tasmin parājitā devā daityair hrādapurogamaiḥ ||
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There was a divine battle between the gods and demons in ancient times, in which the gods were defeated by the demons led by Hradapuri.