Mahabharata 1.93.40

1.93.40

tato māmupajagmuste samastā vasavastadā |
ayācanta ca māṃ rājanvaraṃ sa ca mayā kṛtaḥ |
jātāñjātānprakṣipāsmānsvayaṃ gaṅge tvamambhasi || 40 ||

"Thus addressing the Vasus, the great Rishi went away. The Vasus then together came to me. And, O king, the begged of me the boon that as soon as they would be born, I should throw them into the water. And, O best of kings, I did as they desired, in order to free them from their earthly life. And O best of kings, from the Rishi's curse, this one only, viz., Dyu, himself, is to live on earth for some time.'