Matsyapurana 4.32

4.32

śubhāśubhātmikā yā tu saiva sṛṣṭiḥ praśasyate
evaṃ sthitaḥ sa tenādau sṛṣṭeḥ sthāṇurato 'bhavat //

“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.