Skandapurana 5.125.3

5.125.3

tataśca dvijavaryaiḥ sa saṃnyastaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ ..
pṛṣṭaśca prārthitaścaiva nijarājyasya rakṣaṇe ..
anyasmindivase prāha kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ .. 3 ..

Then that lord of the earth who had renounced the world was questioned / and implored by the best of the twice-born to protect his own kingdom; / on the next day, standing with folded hands, he spoke: (3)