Pṛthivī-dohaṇa (The Milking of the Earth) and the Praise of King Pṛthu
वैन्येनेयं पुरा दुग्धा यथा ते कथितं मया / एतैर्दुग्धा पुरा पृथ्वी व्यतीतेष्वन्तरेषु वै
vainyeneyaṃ purā dugdhā yathā te kathitaṃ mayā / etairdugdhā purā pṛthvī vyatīteṣvantareṣu vai
As I have told you, in ancient times Vainya (Pṛthu) milked this Earth; and by these as well, in the intervals of the Manvantaras that have passed, the Earth was milked of old.