Skandapurana 5.51.84

5.51.84

diṣṭyā me muninā tena dattaḥ śāpo mahātmanā ..
kathaṃ syādanyathā prāptiḥ kṣetrasyāsya suśobhane .. .. 84 ..

Providentially, that curse was given to me by that noble sage! / Otherwise, how could this sacred field have been attained, O fair one?”