Shiva Purana
आकाशस्तु ततो व्यापी सर्वेषां सर्वगः स्थितः॥ आकाशे तु विलीयंते संभवंति पुनस्ततः ॥ ६ ॥
The ether is all-pervasive. The elements merge in ether and are reborn therefrom.
english translation
AkAzastu tato vyApI sarveSAM sarvagaH sthitaH॥ AkAze tu vilIyaMte saMbhavaMti punastataH ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript