Shiva Purana
देव्युवाच ॥ केन वश्यो महादेवो मर्त्यानां मंदचेतसाम् ॥ आत्मतत्त्वाद्यशक्तानामात्मनामकृतात्मनाम् ॥ १४ ॥
The goddess said:— How can the lord be brought under control by slow-witted men who are not interested in spiritual principles and who do not have self-control?
english translation
devyuvAca ॥ kena vazyo mahAdevo martyAnAM maMdacetasAm ॥ AtmatattvAdyazaktAnAmAtmanAmakRtAtmanAm ॥ 14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript