Matsyapurana 4.31

4.31

vāmo 'sṛjannamartyāṃs tān brahmaṇā vinivāritaḥ
naivaṃvidhā bhavetsṛṣṭir jarāmaraṇavarjitā //

“Lord Brahmâ, finding Śiva creating such a race of Immortals, said that it was advisable to create only such beings as would reap the fruit of their own karmas. Śiva, on hearing this, instantly stopped His propaganda.”—31-32.