Skandapurana 7.5.28_162

7.5.28_162

kṛtaghnaṃ tu samādāya nārakāḥ18 sarva eva te .
yamaṃ praṇamya bruvate19 saha tairyamakiṅkaraiḥ . . 11 . .
bhagavanna vayaṃ śaktāḥ20 pāpasyāsya vināśane21.
upāyamanyaṃ paśyeha22 prasādaṃ kuru naḥ prabho . . 12 ..

Taking hold of the ungrateful one, all those hellish beings, / bowing to Yama, spoke together with Yama's servants: / "Lord, we are not able to destroy this sinner! / See another means here; grant us favor, O Lord!"