Skandapurana 16.257.23

16.257.23

cintayāmāsa medhāvī nāhaṃ śocāmi jīvitum ..
mayāhūtā dvijaśreṣṭhā yajñārthaṃ vedapāragāḥ ..
indrādyāśca surāḥ sarve sa kratuḥ syānna me tvataḥ .. 23 ..

The wise one thought: 'I do not grieve for my life. / The foremost brahmins, masters of the Vedas, were invited by me for the sacrifice, / along with all the gods, Indra and the others; lest my sacrifice be undone, [I must act].'