Shiva Purana
विषमेणैव महता निर्जनापाश्रयेण च ॥ तमोरूपेण कष्टेन सर्वदुष्टाश्रयेण च॥ २७॥
It was very uneven and deserted In the form of darkness and with difficulty and the shelter of all evil.
english translation
viSameNaiva mahatA nirjanApAzrayeNa ca ॥ tamorUpeNa kaSTena sarvaduSTAzrayeNa ca॥ 27॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript