Shiva Purana
पाशैरेतैः पतिर्देवः कार्यं कारयति स्वकम् ॥ तस्याज्ञया महेशस्य प्रकृतिः पुरुषोचिताम् ॥ १५ ॥
With these ropes the husband, the god, performs his own duties. By the command of Lord Mahesh Nature was created as it should be for a man.
english translation
pAzairetaiH patirdevaH kAryaM kArayati svakam ॥ tasyAjJayA mahezasya prakRtiH puruSocitAm ॥ 15 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript