Skandapurana 6.3.103.19

6.3.103.19

atriruvāca -
tapastaptaṃ mayā bhadre jātamātreṇa duṣkaram .
vratopavāsaniyamaiḥ śākāhāreṇa sundari .. 103.19 ..

Atri said: / Difficult austerity was performed by me, O gentle one, as soon as I was born, / with vows, fasts, observances, and a diet of vegetables, O beautiful one.