When the Ṛbhu demigods attacked the ghosts and Guhyakas with half-burned fuel from the yajña fire, all these attendants of Satī fled in different directions and disappeared. This was possible simply because of brahma-tejas, brahminical power.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तैरलातायुधैः सर्वे प्रमथाः सह गुह्यकाः । हन्यमाना दिशो भेजुरुशद्भिर्ब्रह्मतेजसा
tairalātāyudhaiḥ sarve pramathāḥ saha guhyakāḥ | hanyamānā diśo bhejuruśadbhirbrahmatejasā
SB 4.4.34