Manusmriti
एतद् रुद्रास्तथाऽदित्या वसवश्चाचरन् व्रतम् । सर्वाकुशलमोक्षाय मरुतश्च महर्षिभिः ॥ २२१ ॥
The Rudras, likewise the Adityas, the Vasus and the Maruts, together with the great sages, practised this (rite) in order to remove all evil.
english translation
etad rudrAstathA'dityA vasavazcAcaran vratam । sarvAkuzalamokSAya marutazca maharSibhiH ॥ 221 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript