Shiva Purana
सदोषा एव देवाद्या निगृहीता यथोदितम् ॥ ततस्तेपि विपाप्मानः प्रजाश्चापि गतज्वराः ॥ २५ ॥
Only the gods and others who were faulty were restrained or slain by him as described above. Thereby the gods became sinners and the people free from ailments.
english translation
sadoSA eva devAdyA nigRhItA yathoditam ॥ tatastepi vipApmAnaH prajAzcApi gatajvarAH ॥ 25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript