तमश्च लोकमावत्रे दिशश्च न चकाशिरे। प्रतिचुक्षुभिरे चाशु सरांसि सरितस्तदा॥
tamaśca lokamāvatre diśaśca na cakāśire| praticukṣubhire cāśu sarāṃsi saritastadā||
English Meaning
And darkness covered the world, and the cardinal points became invisible. And at once the watery expanses and rivers were agitated.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)