Skandapurana 6.3.171.16

6.3.171.16

prāptaṃ duḥkhaṃ mayā ghoraṃ pūrvajanmārjitaṃ phalam .
mā viṣādaṃ kurudhvaṃ bhoḥ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ tu bhujyate .. 171.16 ..

"Terrible suffering has been met by me, the fruit earned in a previous life. / Do not despair, good sirs; the sin that was committed is being experienced! .. 171.16 ..