Skandapurana 6.3.9.24

6.3.9.24

akasmātte gatā vedā na sṛjeyaṃ vibho bhuvam .
te'pi sarve mahādeva praviṣṭāḥ sammukhārṇavam .. 9.24 ..

suddenly the Vedas were gone; I cannot create the earth, O omnipresent one! / They too have all entered the ocean right before us, O Mahādeva. 9.24