Skandapurana 6.3.3.25

6.3.3.25

tato'bravītsa māṃ dṛṣṭvā ehyehīti ca bhārata .
paraṃ pradhānaḥ sarveṣāṃ matsyarūpo maheśvaraḥ .. 3.25 ..

Then, seeing me, he said, “Come, come!” O Bhārata; / he was Maheśvara in the form of a fish, the supreme head of all.