Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.16
SB 3.12.16
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rudrāṇāṁ rudra-sṛṣṭānāṁ samantād grasatāṁ jagat niśāmyāsaṅkhyaśo yūthān prajāpatir aśaṅkata
Translation
The sons and grandsons generated by Rudra were unlimited in number, and when they assembled together they attempted to devour the entire universe. When Brahmā, the father of the living entities, saw this, he became afraid of the situation.