Skandapurana 5.141.17

5.141.17

tataḥ sa vinayādāha devīṃ śikharavāsinīm ..
yadarthamaṃba sṛṣṭo'haṃ tatkāryaṃ vada mā ciram .. 17 .

Then he respectfully said to the goddess who dwells on the peak: / 'Tell me without delay, O Mother, the task for which I was created.