Shiva Purana
सुच्छित्वैकैकशस्तानि कृत्वा शुद्धानि सर्वशः ॥ शंकरायार्पितान्येव नवसंख्यानि वै मया ॥ ४९ ॥
Cut them well one by one and make them clean in every way I have offered nine of them to Lord Śiva.
english translation
succhitvaikaikazastAni kRtvA zuddhAni sarvazaH ॥ zaMkarAyArpitAnyeva navasaMkhyAni vai mayA ॥ 49 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript