Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
कथं सृष्टिरियं जाता जगतश्च लयः कथम् । खस्थानां भूस्थितानां च सम्बन्धं वद विस्तरात् ॥ ४ ॥
Be pleased to tell me, how this Universe is created? How does it end? What is the relationship of the animals, born on this earth, with the heavenly bodies? Please speak elaborately”
english translation
kathaM sRSTiriyaM jAtA jagatazca layaH katham । khasthAnAM bhUsthitAnAM ca sambandhaM vada vistarAt ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript