Skandapurana 14.34.43

14.34.43

.. śrīvāsudeva uvāca.. ..
eṣa eva varaḥ ślāghyo yattvaṃ tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ ..
na cāpuṇyavatāṃ deva tvaṃ tuṣṭimadhigacchasi ..
avaśyaṃ yadi me deyo varo deveśvara tvayā ..43..

Śrī Vāsudeva said:
"This alone is the praiseworthy boon, that you are pleased, O Maheśvara;
and toward the unmeritorious, O god, you do not attain pleasure.
If a boon must certainly be given to me by you, O lord of gods,