Ramayana
सर्वं सलिलमेवासीत्पृथिवी यत्र निर्मिता । तत: समभवद्ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्दैवतै: सह ॥ २-११०-३
At the beginning, all this was water from which the earth was created. Thereafter, the self existent ( Swayambhu ) Brahma along with the gods came into existence. ॥ 2-110-3॥
english translation
sarvaM salilamevAsItpRthivI yatra nirmitA । tata: samabhavadbrahmA svayambhUrdaivatai: saha ॥ 2-110-3
hk transliteration by Sanscript