Mahabharata 12.291.13

वसिष्ठ उवाच · vasiṣṭha uvāca

श्रूयतां पृथिवीपाल क्षरतीदं यथा जगत्यन्न क्षरति पूर्वेण यावत्कालेन चाप्यथ

śrūyatāṃ pṛthivīpāla kṣaratīdaṃ yathā jagatyanna kṣarati pūrveṇa yāvatkālena cāpyatha

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