Matsyapurana 154.42

154.42

ṛtavo mūrtimantastam upāsante hyaharniśam
kṛtāparādhasaṃtrāsaṃ na tyajanti kadācana //

O Deva! We cannot help speaking before them That demon allots us low seats in his assembly and reprimands us severely after holding a cane in his hand He chaffs us by saying 'Devas! You are held in very high esteem and you have accomplished all your objects So you speak little' When the Devas out of fear, converse with the Daityas in flattering tones they chide us again saying "The Devas are talking too much Sometimes out of sport they engage us in some work or other Why are you now afraid of Târakâsura What is the fear when you are sitting so close to Indra? Târakasura belittles us in these ways and O, Deva! all the seasons are dancing attendance with their forms incarnate, on him and do not out of fear, abandon him in spite of his committing so many sins—39-42