Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12, Chapter 08, Text 29

SB 12.8.29

ta ittham apakurvanto
 munes tat-tejasa mune
dahyamana nivavrtuh
 prabodhyahim ivarbhakah
 
Translation: 
 
O learned Saunaka, while Cupid and his followers tried to harm the sage, they felt themselves being burned alive by his potency. Thus they stopped their mischief, just like children who have aroused a sleeping snake.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12, Chapter 08, Text 28
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12, Chapter 08, Text 30