Matsyapurana 175.73

175.73

tasmiṃstu vyutthite daitye nirvīryaiṣā na saṃśayaḥ
śāpo hyasyāḥ purā dattaḥ sṛṣṭā yenaiva tejasā //

Now Hiraṇyakaśyapu being dead, this Mâyâ had become comparatively weak Also the sage, who was the author of that Mâyâ, cursed him I have narrated this all to you, said Varuṇa to Indra, so that in case you want the Mâyâ to be destroyed, you should let the Moon go with me to render me assistance, and I shall undoubtedly destroy it, with his co-operation, by means of water.—74-75