Shiva Purana
इत्युक्ते च कृतस्तेन गर्त्तो हस्तप्रमाणतः ॥ जलेन पूरितस्तेन दिव्येन वरुणेन सः ॥ १६ ॥
When this was said, a ditch of a hand’s depth was dug by him. It was filled with divine water by Varuṇa.
english translation
ityukte ca kRtastena gartto hastapramANataH ॥ jalena pUritastena divyena varuNena saH ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript