Skandapurana 5.157.65

5.157.65

saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣasya kukarmakusumasya ca ..
narakārtiphalasyoktā mūlameṣā nitaṃbinī .. 65 ..

Of the poison-tree of worldly existence, whose flower is evil deeds,
and whose fruit is the agony of hell, a slender woman is called the root.