Mahabharata 3.219.16

3.219.16

mātara ūcuḥ |
yāstu tā mātaraḥ pūrvaṃ lokasyāsya prakalpitāḥ |
asmākaṃ tadbhavetsthānaṃ tāsāṃ caiva na tadbhavet || 16 ||

"The mothers replied, 'The ladies (Brahmi, Maheswari, &c.) were appointed as mothers of the world in bygone ages. We desire, O great god, that they be dispossessed of that dignity, and ourselves installed in their place, and that we, instead of them, be worshipped by the world. Do thou now restore to us those of our progeny, of whom we have been deprived, by them on thy account.'"