O King, since the demons had promised to accept whatever the woman did, whether just or unjust, now, to keep this promise, to show their equilibrium and to save themselves from fighting with a woman, they remained silent.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ते पालयन्तः समयमसुराः स्वकृतं नृप । तूष्णीमासन् कृतस्नेहाः स्त्रीविवादजुगुप्सया
te pālayantaḥ samayamasurāḥ svakṛtaṃ nṛpa | tūṣṇīmāsan kṛtasnehāḥ strīvivādajugupsayā
SB 8.9.22