Shiva Purana
तीव्रेण तपसा तस्य युक्तस्य परमेष्ठिनः ॥ अचिरेणैव कालेन पिता संप्रतुतोष ह ॥ ८ ॥
Ere long the lord was pleased with Brahmā who was endowed with severe penance.
english translation
tIvreNa tapasA tasya yuktasya parameSThinaH ॥ acireNaiva kAlena pitA saMpratutoSa ha ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript