When the club fell from his hand and the devatās cried out in distress, the Lord respected the proper behaviour of the demon and remembered his cakra as well as his club. When the club fell for his hand, it is not the same as his bow falling from his hand in the fight with Śālva, where other motives are inferred. Because Hirayākṣa was actually an associate of the Lord, and thus equal to the Lord, they had equal strength. Thus, it was possible for the club to fall from the hand of the Lord. Without equal strength, there would be no pleasure in fighting. Thus this action increased the enthusiasm of the Lord to fight. It is thus an ornament of the Lord, not a fault, since the Lord, filled with love for his devotee, many times accepts defeat at the hands of the devotee. This is indicated in the next verse, which explains that the Lord recognized his devotee. The Lord remembered his cakra and previous to that, he remembered his club. That is indicated by the word ca.