Skandapurana 5.268.39

5.268.39

bhavaṃti ca tathā nūnaṃ vṛthā bhasmahutaṃ yathā..
araṇye ruditānīva ūṣare vāpitāni ca..39..

truly become in vain, just like an oblation poured on ashes, / or like weeping in a forest, or seeds sown on barren ground;