Garudapurana 1.142.25

1.142.25

brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmustāmūce padmasambhavaḥ /
praśāmyate tejasaiva tapastejastvanena vai //

They sought refuge with Brahmā; the lotus-born [god] said to them: / “By spiritual splendor alone is the heat of spiritual austerity subdued;