Skandapurana 6.3.131.8

6.3.131.8

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca -
yathā yathā tvaṃ nṛpa bhāṣase ca tathā tathā me sukhameti bhāratī .
śaithilyabhāvājjarayānvitasya tvatsauhṛdaṃ naśyati naiva tāta .. 131.8 ..

Mārkaṇḍeya said:
Just as you speak, O king, so my speech attains joy;
though I am beset with old age through weakness, your friendship never perishes, my dear.