Skandapurana 7.8.34_187

7.8.34_187

śaila eṣa tvayā deva kimarthaṃ bhasmasāt kṛtaḥ .
kimarthaṃ prakṛtisthaśca punareva kṛtaḥ prabho ..83 ..

'Why, O god, was this mountain reduced to ashes by you? / And why, O lord, was it restored to its natural state once more?' (83)