Skandapurana 6.3.49.3

6.3.49.3

īśvara uvāca -
upāviśantu te sarve ye kecana samāgatāḥ .
nihato dānavo hyeṣa gīrvāṇārthe pitāmaha .. 49.3 ..

Īśvara said:
Let all those sit down, whoever has arrived.
This Dānava was indeed slain for the sake of the gods, O Grandfather;