The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.97.16

13.97.16

etasmātkāraṇādbrahmaṃścirametatkṛtaṃ mayā |
etajjñātvā mama vibho mā krudhastvaṃ tapodhana || 16 ||

"Renuka said, 'O thou that art endued with wealth of penances, my head and feet were scorched by the rays of the sun! Oppressed by the heat, I had betaken myself to the shade of a tree! Just this has been the cause of the delay! Informed of the cause, do thou, O lord, cease to be angry with me!'"