Shiva Purana
नन्दीश्वर उवाच ॥ इत्युक्त्वैकतृणन्तेषां निचिक्षेप पुरस्ततः ॥ जह्रे सर्वमदं यक्षरूप ईशस्सतांगतिः ॥ २७॥
Nandīśvara said:— Saying this, śiva in the form of Yakṣa, the goal of the good, placed a blade of grass before them and dispelled their arrogance.
english translation
nandIzvara uvAca ॥ ityuktvaikatRNanteSAM nicikSepa purastataH ॥ jahre sarvamadaM yakSarUpa IzassatAMgatiH ॥ 27॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript