Skandapurana 14.2.21

14.2.21

.. uttaṃka uvāca .. ..
avaśyaṃ bhakṣaya tvaṃ māmekaṃ śṛṇu narādhipa ..
dehi me kuṇḍale tāta dattvā'haṃ gurave punaḥ ..
āgamiṣyāmi bhakṣasva mā tvaṃ kāryavivarjitam .. 21 ..

Uttaṅka said: / ‘Devour me by all means, but hear one thing, O lord of men: / give me the two earrings, friend; having given them to my guru, / I will return. Devour me then, when my task is done.’