Skandapurana 6.3.221.10

6.3.221.10

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -
iti bruvanneva hi dhāturagre haṃsaḥ śvasatyakṣipūjyaḥ sudīnaḥ .
tiryañcaṃ māṃ pāpinaṃ mūḍhabuddhiṃ prabho puraḥ patitaṃ pāhi pāhi .. 221.10 ..

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Even while speaking thus before the Creator, the swan, worthy of worship with the eyes, sighed very miserably: / 'Protect, protect me, O Lord, an animal, a sinner of foolish intellect, fallen before you!