Bhagavatapurana 10.16.60

10.16.60

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
ity ākarṇya vacaḥ prāha bhagavān kārya-mānuṣaḥ /
nātra stheyaṃ tvayā sarpa samudraṃ yāhi mā ciram /
sva-jñāty-apatya-dārāḍhyo go-nṛbhir bhujyate nadī //

60. Sri Suka said:—On hearing these words of the serpent the glorious Lord who had appeared as a man on purpose said "O serpent, Thou shouldst not stay here; go to the sea; do not delay. Let this river be used by beasts and men with their kith and kin, wives and children.