Matsyapurana 133.5

133.5

evamuktāstu devena premṇā sabrahmakāḥ surāḥ
rudramāhurmahābhāgaṃ bhāgārhāḥ sarva eva te //

Hearing the above words of Śiva the Devas said "Lord! Your power is great, a few very strong and ferocious Asuras have practised severe austerities and are now causing us pain We have therefore come to You for rescue O, Three eyed One! Maya the son of Diti, is always quarrelsome and is our great enemy He has built the castle named Tripura with yellowish white ornamental entrance gates, and other Dânavas being sheltered there and being fearless on account of boons granted to them, have become a source of great trouble to us They treat us like menials as if we have no supporter They have destroyed Nandanavana, etc, and other famous gardens in the Heavens, and have forcibly carried away the Apsarâs, Rambhâ, etc, as well as the elephants Kumuda, Anjana Vâmana, and Airâvata belonging to Indra. The chief horses of Indra are stolen away and now yoked by the Asuras to their chariots Our chariots elephants, horses, women and riches have all been carried away by them and we do not know how we can win them back Our lives are now in danger"—5 12