Shiva Purana
आर्द्रं च पल्लवं न स्म दृश्यते पृथिवीतले ॥ कुतो जलं विदृश्येत जीवानां प्राणधारकम् ॥ ५ ॥
Not a single juicy tender sprout was seen on the face of the earth. How could there be a water, the sustainer of living beings.
english translation
ArdraM ca pallavaM na sma dRzyate pRthivItale ॥ kuto jalaM vidRzyeta jIvAnAM prANadhArakam ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript