Mahabharata 4.7.9

4.7.9

virāṭa uvāca |
dadāmi te hanta varaṃ mahānase tathā ca kuryāḥ kuśalaṃ hi bhāṣase |
na caiva manye tava karma tatsamaṃ samudranemiṃ pṛthivīṃ tvamarhasi || 9 ||

Virata said, "I will even grant thee boons. Thou wilt do what thou wishest, as thou describest thyself skilled in it. I do not, however, think, that this office is worthy of thee, for thou deservest this (entire) earth girt round by the sea. But do as thou likest. Be thou the superintendent of my kitchen, and thou art placed at the head of those who have been appointed there before by me."