Shiva Purana
एषोपचारः क्रियते लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ प्रजाः प्रजानां पतयो मूर्तयश्च सुरासुराः ॥ २९ ॥
This ritual is performed for the benefit of all the worlds. The subjects are the masters of the subjects and the idols of the gods and demons.
english translation
eSopacAraH kriyate lokAnAM hitakAmyayA ॥ prajAH prajAnAM patayo mUrtayazca surAsurAH ॥ 29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript