Shiva Purana
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ॥ प्रार्थयामास विश्वेशं गिरा प्रणतिपूर्वया ॥ ४४ ॥
After eulogising Mahādeva, Brahmā, the grand-father of the worlds requested the lord after due homage.
english translation
evaM stutvA mahAdevaM brahmA lokapitAmahaH ॥ prArthayAmAsa vizvezaM girA praNatipUrvayA ॥ 44 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript