Skandapurana 6.3.72.7

6.3.72.7

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -
yathāyathā tvaṃ nṛpa bhāṣase ca tathātathā me sukhameti bhāratī .
śaithilyatā vā jarayānvitasya tvatsauhṛdaṃ naśyati naiva tāta .
śṛṇuṣva tasmātsaha bāndhavaiśca kathāmimāṃ pāpaharāṃ praśastām .. 72.7 ..

Glorious Mārkaṇḍeya said:
Just as you speak, O king, so too does my speech find joy.
Though I am beset with old age and weakness, father, my affection for you does not perish at all.
Therefore listen, along with your kinsmen, to this praised tale that removes sin.