Sāgaropākhyāna—Bhārata-varṣa-māna and Gokarṇa-kṣetra-māhātmya
Sagara Episode: Measure of Bhārata and the Glory of Gokarṇa
तत्रैव चावसन्कृच्छ्रात्प्रस्थितान्यत्र वा ततः / कियता चैव कालेन संपूर्णो ऽभूदपांनिधिः / केन वापि प्रकारेण ब्रह्मन्नेतद्वदस्व मे
tatraiva cāvasankṛcchrātprasthitānyatra vā tataḥ / kiyatā caiva kālena saṃpūrṇo 'bhūdapāṃnidhiḥ / kena vāpi prakāreṇa brahmannetadvadasva me
Did they remain there in hardship, or did they depart from there to another place? And in how much time did the treasure of waters—the ocean—become full again? O Brahman, tell me by what manner this came to pass.