Ramayana

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देवदेवे गते तस्मिन् सोंऽगुष्ठाग्रनिपीडिताम् । कृत्वा वसुमतीं राम वत्सरं समुपासत ॥ १-४३-१

"When the god of gods Brahma left from there Bhageeratha stood on the tip of his big-toe praying for the mercy of Lord Shiva for one year, while that tip of his big-toe pressurised the earth." Thus Vishvamitra continued his narration about Bhageeratha's effort to bring Ganga to earth. ॥ 1-43-1॥

english translation

devadeve gate tasmin soM'guSThAgranipIDitAm । kRtvA vasumatIM rAma vatsaraM samupAsata ॥ 1-43-1

hk transliteration by Sanscript