Shiva Purana
स गत्वा जयतां श्रेष्ठस्तनयैस्सह पार्थिवः ॥ समुद्रं खनयामास वालुकार्णवमध्यतः ॥ २९॥
The most excellent among the victorious, the king went there accompanied by his sons. He caused an ocean to be dug in the midst of that vast expanse of sand.
english translation
sa gatvA jayatAM zreSThastanayaissaha pArthivaH ॥ samudraM khanayAmAsa vAlukArNavamadhyataH ॥ 29॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript