Matsya Purana 188.55

188.55

aparīkṣya tvahaṃ dagdhaḥ śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā.
nānyaḥ śaktastu mā hantuṃ varjayitvā trilocanam .. 188.55 ..

He said from his throne "The wicked Devas of little valour have worked out my ruin which is decidedly due to the glory of Śiva. The Lord is consuming me without any examination of the reasons for his action. No one can kill me without the aid of Śiva."—54-55.