Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच ॥ इति शिववचनं निशम्य विष्णुर्हिततरमद्भुतमाजगाम धाम ॥ तदनु व्रतमुत्तमं जनेषु समचरदात्महितेषु चैतदेव ॥ ८७ ॥
Sūta said:— After hearing these beneficial and wonderful words of Śiva, Viṣṇu returned to his abode. Thereafter this excellent rite became popular among the people desiring welfare of their soul
english translation
sUta uvAca ॥ iti zivavacanaM nizamya viSNurhitataramadbhutamAjagAma dhAma ॥ tadanu vratamuttamaM janeSu samacaradAtmahiteSu caitadeva ॥ 87 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript