Shiva Purana

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। देवान्पुरासृजद्ब्रह्मा मां यक्षध्वं स चाह तान् ।। तमुत्सृज्य तमात्मानमयजंस्ते फलार्थिनः ।। ४४।।

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— Formerly Brahmā created the gods and said to them, “Worship me”. But they who sought benefits eschewed him and worshipped the Ātman.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca || devAnpurAsRjadbrahmA mAM yakSadhvaM sa cAha tAn || tamutsRjya tamAtmAnamayajaMste phalArthinaH || 44||

hk transliteration by Sanscript