Matsyapurana 26.16

26.16

*devayānyuvāca
daityairhatastvaṃ yadbhartṛbuddhyā tvaṃ rakṣito mayā
yadi māṃ dharmakāmārthaṃ pratyākhyāsyasi dharmataḥ //

Devayânî said:—“I rescued you, with the idea of making you my husband, when you were killed by the Asuras. Now as you are abandoning me who makes a lawful request, you will not be able to successfully apply this sañjîvanî knowledge.”—17.