Vishnupurana 5.31.1

5.31.1

śrīparāśara uvāca
saṃstuto bhagavānitthaṃ devarājena keśavaḥ /
prahasya bhāvagaṃbhīramuvācendraṃ dvijottama //

KEŚAVA, being thus eulogized by the king of the gods, smiled, and spake gravely to him in reply. "Thou art Indra," said he, "the king of the celestials: we are but mortals, O lord of the world: thou must pardon therefore the offence that I have committed. Let this Párijáta tree be taken to its appropriate situation. I removed it in compliance with the words of Satyá. Receive back also this your thunderbolt, cast at me; for this is your proper weapon, the destroyer of your foes." Indra answered and said, "Thou beguilest us, O lord, in calling thyself a mortal; but we know thee to be the lord, although not endowed with subtlety of discernment. Thou art that thou art, engaged in the active preservation of the earth; thou extractest the thorns implanted in her bosom, destroyer of the demon race. Let this Párijáta tree be transferred to Dwáraká, and it shall remain upon earth as long as thou abidest in the world of mortals." Hari, having assented to the proposal of Indra, returned to earth, hymned by attendant sages, saints, and quiristers of heaven.