Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2
Sanskrit:
तथाभियाचितो देवैर्ऋषिराथर्वणो महान् ।मोदमान उवाचेदं प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥ २ ॥
ITRANS:
tathābhiyācito devairṛṣir ātharvaṇo mahānmodamāna uvācedaṁprahasann iva bhārata
Translation:
O King Parīkṣit, following the Lord’s instructions, the demigods approached Dadhīci, the son of Atharvā. He was very liberal, and when they begged him to give them his body, he at once partially agreed. However, just to hear religious instructions from them, he smiled and jokingly spoke as follows.