Shiva Purana
ताभ्यां च पूजितश्चैव सर्वदुःखभयापहः ॥ लोकानामुपकारार्थं भक्तानां दर्शनाय वै ॥ ८॥
He was worshipped by them for helping the worlds and for appearing in the presence of the devotees. He destroys their miseries and terrors.
english translation
tAbhyAM ca pUjitazcaiva sarvaduHkhabhayApahaH ॥ lokAnAmupakArArthaM bhaktAnAM darzanAya vai ॥ 8॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript