Revākhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa manuscripts (RKS) 79.41

79.41

rājovāca:
brahmatejobhavam bhūtam anivāryaṃ durāsadam /
prabhur naivādya śaknomi anyaṃ gaccha mahāmate //

The king said: / “A being born of the power of brahma is irresistible and difficult to approach; / as ruler, I am not able today; go to another, O highly intelligent one.”