Skandapurana 5.120.2

5.120.2

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
devānāṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā tataḥ sā parameśvarī ..
provāca vāhanaṃ kiṃciddevā yacchatu me drutam .....
tataḥ siṃhaṃ dadau gaurī yānārthaṃ vikṛtānanam ..
tamāruhya pratasthe sā tato viṃdhyaṃ nagaṃ prati .. 2 ..

Sūta said: / Hearing those words of the gods, that Supreme Goddess / then said: "Let the gods quickly grant me a mount!" / Then Gaurī gave a lion with a fierce mouth to serve as a vehicle. / Mounting it, she then set out toward the Vindhya mountain.