Beneath Mahātala, in Rasātala, live the Paṇis, descendents of Diti and Danu, as well as the Nivāta-kavacas, Kāleyas and Hiraṇya-puravāsīs. They are all enemies of the devatās, and reside in holes like snakes. From birth they are extremely powerful and cruel, but their strength and pride are always defeated by the Sudarśana-cakra of the Lord, who is auspicious for all the planetary systems. When a female dog sent by Indra named Saramā chanted a particular curse, the demons of Mahātala became afraid of Indra. These are all different types of demons. They are enemies (pratyanīkāḥ) of Indra. They become frightened by the words of a mantra recited by a messenger of Indra. There is a Vedic story about this. The Paṇis desired compromise with the dog send by Indra named Saramā, who was looking for a cow hidden by those demons. They said “O Saramā what do you want?” Not wanting peace, the dog spoke roughly to them while praising Indra. “O Paṇis! You will be killed by Indra. Flee!” Hearing these words, they became afraid.