Shiva Purana
यक्षेश्वर उवाच ॥ किमर्थं संस्थिता यूयमत्र सर्वे सुरा मिथः ॥ किमु काष्ठाखिलम्ब्रूत कारणं मेनुपृच्छते ॥ २०॥
Yakṣeśvara said:— O ye gods, why have you all assembled here. What is your goal? Tell me the reason as I ask unto you.
english translation
yakSezvara uvAca ॥ kimarthaM saMsthitA yUyamatra sarve surA mithaH ॥ kimu kASThAkhilambrUta kAraNaM menupRcchate ॥ 20॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript