Shiva Purana

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अंडमप्सु स्थितं साक्षाद्व्याघातेनेश्वरेण तु ।। तथास्य सुशुभं हैमं कपालं चोर्द्ध्वसंस्थितम् ।।२३।।

sanskrit

The egg floating in the waters on being hit by Īśvara split into two. The auspicious golden upper lid became the upper region and the lower one became the Earth of five characteristics.

english translation

aMDamapsu sthitaM sAkSAdvyAghAtenezvareNa tu || tathAsya suzubhaM haimaM kapAlaM corddhvasaMsthitam ||23||

hk transliteration