Grant of boons by Pulastya - Verse 72

Parāśara said: “O my grandson, O excellent sage of good holy rites, your proposal is proper and suitable. Still, listen, it does not behove you to destroy the world. You can worship the lord for exterminating Rākṣasas. But, O son of Śakti, what is the harm done to you by the world that you need destroy it?”