मया वर्षसहस्राणि चरित्वा परमं तपः। तेषु तेष्ववकाशेषु स्वयंभूः परितोषितः॥
mayā varṣasahasrāṇi caritvā paramaṃ tapaḥ| teṣu teṣvavakāśeṣu svayaṃbhūḥ paritoṣitaḥ||
English Meaning
I practised severe austerities for thousands of years; and gratified the Self-sprung at times.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)