Shiva Purana
गंगोवाच ॥ माहात्म्यमधिकं चेत्स्यान्मम स्वामिन्महेश्वर ॥ सर्वेभ्यश्च तदा स्थास्ये धरायां त्रिपुरान्तकः ॥ ३१॥
Gaṅgā said:— O lord Śiva, O slayer of the Tripuras, if my greatness were to surpass that of all, I shall stay on the earth.
english translation
gaMgovAca ॥ mAhAtmyamadhikaM cetsyAnmama svAminmahezvara ॥ sarvebhyazca tadA sthAsye dharAyAM tripurAntakaH ॥ 31॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript