Mānasasṛṣṭi-varṇana (Account of Mind-born Creation) | मानससृष्टिवर्णनम्
सृज्यमानाः प्रजाश्चैव न व्यवर्द्धन्त धीमतः / तमोमात्रावृतः सो ऽभूच्छोकप्रतिहतश्च वै
sṛjyamānāḥ prajāścaiva na vyavarddhanta dhīmataḥ / tamomātrāvṛtaḥ so 'bhūcchokapratihataśca vai
Even the beings being created did not bring increase to that wise one. He became covered by sheer darkness and was indeed struck down by sorrow.