Although I am King of the demigods, who are situated in the mode of goodness, I was proud of a little opulence and polluted by false ego. Under the circumstances, who in this world would accept such riches at the risk of falling down? Alas! I condemn my wealth and opulence.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
को गृध्येत्पण्डितो लक्ष्मीं त्रिविष्टपपतेरपि । ययाहमासुरं भावं नीतोऽद्य विबुधेश्वरः
ko gṛdhyetpaṇḍito lakṣmīṃ triviṣṭapapaterapi | yayāhamāsuraṃ bhāvaṃ nīto'dya vibudheśvaraḥ
SB 6.7.12