Skandapurana 1.4.23.48

1.4.23.48

tataḥ sā dakṣiṇaṃ dattvā karaṃ taṃ projjahāra ca..
naraṃ nārī proddharati sajjantaṃ bhavavāridhau..
etatsandarśanārthāya tathā cakre bhavodbhavaḥ.. 25.48 ..

Then she offered her right hand and pulled him out. / A woman pulls out a man who is sinking in the ocean of worldly existence— / to show this, Śiva, the source of becoming, acted in such a manner.