Shiva Purana
इत्युक्तः प्रहसन्ब्रह्मा देवीम्मुग्धामिव स्मयन् ॥ तस्य तीव्रैः पुरावृत्तैर्दौरात्म्यं समवर्णयत्१ ॥ ६ ॥
Thus addressed, Brahmā smiled and told the goddess describing the lion’s wicked antecedents as though the goddess was unaware.
english translation
ityuktaH prahasanbrahmA devImmugdhAmiva smayan ॥ tasya tIvraiH purAvRttairdaurAtmyaM samavarNayat1 ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript