Skandapurana 6.3.38.23

6.3.38.23

devyuvāca -
nāhaṃ te dayitā deva nāhaṃ te vaśavartinī .
akṛtvādhaśva vai tāsāṃ mānaṃ surasupūjitam .. 38.23 ..

The goddess said:
I am not your beloved, O god, nor am I obedient to you,
if you do not bring low their pride, which is well-honoured by the gods.