स हि तेपे तपस्तीवं दीर्घकालमरिंदमः। येन तुष्टोऽभवद् ब्रह्मा लोककृल्लोकपूर्वजः॥
sa hi tepe tapastīvaṃ dīrghakālamariṃdamaḥ| yena tuṣṭo'bhavad brahmā lokakṛllokapūrvajaḥ||
English Meaning
He, O repressor of foes, had for a long course of time performed rigid austerities; and thereat, that creator of all, the first-create Brahmā, was well pleased.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)