सर्वं सलिलमेवासीत् पृथिवी तत्र निर्मिता। ततः समभवद् ब्रह्मा स्वयंभूर्दैवतैः सह॥
sarvaṃ salilamevāsīt pṛthivī tatra nirmitā| tataḥ samabhavad brahmā svayaṃbhūrdaivataiḥ saha||
English Meaning
Water was everywhere. The earth was constructed therein. Then sprang the self-create Brahmā along with all the celestials.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)