Matsyapurana 136.8

136.8

bibhemi nendrāddhi yamād varuṇānna ca vittapāt
svāmī caiṣāṃ tu devānāṃ durjayaḥ sa maheśvaraḥ //

He also thought in his mind "There is no fortress so impregnable as this Tripura fort So this was thought of by all But even this fort is now invaded So no fort anywhere can be said to be a place of safety All the forts are subject to the Great Time (Kâla) When the Kâla itself is our enemy and has become angry, how dare we expect that we would be saved, for, all the beings in the three realms are subject to Kâla This is the law ordained by Brahmâ So who can exert his influence over this immeasurable Kâla whose ways are inscrutable, save Mahâdeva who can evade the laws of Kâla? I do not fear Indra, Varuṇa, Yama, or Kuvera, etc But I find it extremely difficult to conquer Śiva who is the Lord of these I shall now demonstrate before my demon folks my greatness, splendour and valour and will show it well I shall now make a well with steps leading into it, full of ambrosia and medicinal plants by tasting which all my dead Daityas will be alive again—4 10