Devibhagavatapurana 8.1.37

8.1.37

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
evaṃ stutā bhagavatī durgā nārāyaṇī parā |
prasannā prāha devarṣe brahmaputramidaṃ vacaḥ ||

Nârâyana said:-- O Child! When Svayambhuva Manu, the son of Brahmâ, chanted thus the hymns to the Âdyâ S'akti Bhagavatî Nârâyanî, She became pleased and spoke to him thus:-- The Devî said:-- “O King, the Brahmâ's son! I am pleased with your devoted worship and hymns; so ask boon from Me that you desire.” Manu said:-- “O Devî! If Thou art graciously pleased, grant that my creation be finished without any hitch.” The Devî said:-- “O King of Kings! By My blessing, your work of creation will be completed without any obstruction. And by your punya (merits) they will no doubt multiply on and on. He who reads with devotion this hymn (stotra) composed by you, will get sons, fame and beauty in the world and, in the end, he will be entitled to get the Highest Place. The people will have powers unopposed by anybody, will get wealth and grains, will get victory everywhere and happiness; and his enemies will be ruined.” Nârâyana said:-- “O Child! The Devî Bhagavatî Âdyâ S'akti granted thus the desired boon to Svâyambhuva Manu and vanished away at once from his sight.” Then the powerful Manu, obtaining thus the boon, spoke to his father:-- O Father! Now give me a solitary place where I can worship the Devî with sacrifices and do my work of creating a good number of people.