Skandapurana 5.178.11

5.178.11

.. brahmovāca .. ..
kasmādvatsa cirāddṛṣṭaḥ kutaḥ prāpto'dhunā bhavān..
kva bhrāṃtastvaṃ samācakṣva brūhi vatsātra kāraṇam .. 11 .. ..

Brahmā said: / Why, my child, have you been seen [only] after a long time? Where have you come from now? / Where have you wandered? Tell me, my child; tell me the reason here. 11