Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 11
Sanskrit:
मैत्रेय उवाचस प्रहस्य महाबाहो भगवान् शब्दगोचर: ।प्रत्याचष्टात्मभूर्देवान् प्रीणन् रुचिरया गिरा ॥ ११ ॥
ITRANS:
maitreya uvācasa prahasya mahā-bāhobhagavān śabda-gocaraḥpratyācaṣṭātma-bhūr devānprīṇan rucirayā girā
Translation:
Śrī Maitreya said: Thus Lord Brahmā, who is understood by transcendental vibration, tried to satisfy the demigods, being pleased with their words of prayer.
Purport:
Brahmā could understand the misdeeds of Diti, and therefore he smiled at the whole situation. He replied to the demigods present there in words they could understand.