brahmaṇā - by Lord Brahmā; preṣitaḥ - sent; devān - unto the demigods; deva-ṛṣiḥ - the great sage of the heavenly planets; nāradaḥ - Nārada Muni; nṛpa - O King; vārayām āsa - forbade; vibudhān - all the demigods; dṛṣṭvā - after seeing; dānava-saṅkṣayam - the total annihilation of the demons.

O King, when Lord Brahmā saw the imminent total annihilation of the demons, he sent a message with Nārada, who went before the demigods to make them stop fighting.