Shivapurana 2.5.44.68

Śivapurāṇa (complete text) 2.5.44.68

ityevamādīni vacāṃsi bhadraṃ tapasvinoktāni ca dānaveśa |
yuktaṃ na te tena sahātra yuddhaṃ tvāmāha rājansmayamāna eva ||