Shiva Purana
तथोक्त्वा ब्रह्मणस्तस्य पितुः प्रियचिकीर्षया ॥ गाणपत्यं ददौ तस्मै दक्षायाक्षयमीश्वरः ॥ ४३ ॥
Saying so and with a desire to please his father Brahmā, the lord bestowed on Dakṣa the imperishable chieftancy of the Gaṇas.
english translation
tathoktvA brahmaNastasya pituH priyacikIrSayA ॥ gANapatyaM dadau tasmai dakSAyAkSayamIzvaraH ॥ 43 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript