Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच ॥ इत्येवं वचनं तेन गणेशेन महात्मना ॥ यद्यप्युक्तमृषिभ्यश्च तदप्येते न मेनिरे ॥ २४ ॥
Sūta said:— Although this advice was given by Gaṇeśa, the great Ātman, still the sage did not pay heed.
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ ityevaM vacanaM tena gaNezena mahAtmanA ॥ yadyapyuktamRSibhyazca tadapyete na menire ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript