Bhagavata Purana 7.8.49
Srimad Bhagavatam · 8 · Verse 49
Sanskrit Original
श्रीप्रजापतय ऊचु: प्रजेशा वयं ते परेशाभिसृष्टा न येन प्रजा वै सृजामो निषिद्धा: । स एष त्वया भिन्नवक्षा नु शेते जगन्मङ्गलं सत्त्वमूर्तेऽवतार: ॥ ४९ ॥
śrī-prajāpataya ūcuḥ prajeśā vayaṁ te pareśābhisṛṣṭā na yena prajā vai sṛjāmo niṣiddhāḥ sa eṣa tvayā bhinna-vakṣā nu śete jagan-maṅgalaṁ sattva-mūrte ’vatāraḥ
The prajāpatis offered their prayers as follows: O Supreme Lord, Lord of even Brahmā and Śiva, we, the prajāpatis, were created by You to execute Your orders, but we were forbidden by Hiraṇyakaśipu to create any more good progeny. Now the demon is lying dead before us, his chest pierced by You. Let us therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto You, whose incarnation in this form of pure goodness is meant for the welfare of the entire universe.