मोहिनी-प्रादुर्भावः (Mohinī’s Manifestation) — Narrative Prelude to the Bhandāsura Cycle
सर्गादौ भगवान्ब्रह्म सृजमानो ऽखिलाः प्रजाः / न निर्वृतिरभूत्तस्य कदाचिदपि मानसे / तपश्चचार सुचिरं मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः
sargādau bhagavānbrahma sṛjamāno 'khilāḥ prajāḥ / na nirvṛtirabhūttasya kadācidapi mānase / tapaścacāra suciraṃ manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ
At the dawn of creation, the Blessed Brahmā, though bringing forth all beings, never found contentment in his mind; therefore he practiced austerity for a long time with mind, speech, body, and deed.