Skandapurana 7.4.52_182

7.4.52_182

tvaṃ dhātā tvaṃ hi no56 bandhustvaṃ janetā57 mahāmate .
pitā tvameva putrā hi vayaṃ tava na saṃśayaḥ . .25. .
atra te vartayiṣyāmaḥ purāvṛttaṃ mahāmate58.
śrutau smṛtau ca yad gītaṃ tannastvaṃ59 mantumarhasi60 ..26..

You are the sustainer, you indeed are our relative, you are our progenitor, O wise one! / You alone are the father, and we are indeed your sons, there is no doubt. // 25
In this matter we shall relate to you an ancient event, O wise one, / sung in Śruti and Smṛti, which you ought to acknowledge on our behalf. // 26