Shiva Purana
कृत्वा तत्करुणां स्कन्द संशयं छेत्तुमर्हसि ॥ इत्याकर्ण्य मुनेर्वाक्यं कुमारः प्रत्यभाषत ॥ २३ ॥
Therefore, O Skanda, it behoves you to favour me by clearing the doubt. On hearing the words of the sage, Kumāra replied thus.
english translation
kRtvA tatkaruNAM skanda saMzayaM chettumarhasi ॥ ityAkarNya munervAkyaM kumAraH pratyabhASata ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript