pṛthv-avatāram āha—ṛṣibhir iti |
pārthivaṁ vapuḥ rāja-dehaṁ pṛthu-rūpam |
pāṭhāntare pṛthor idaṁ pārthavam |
auṣadhīr ity upalakṣaṇam |
imāṁ pṛthvīṁ sarvāṇi vastūni dugdha adugdha |
aḍ-āgamābhāvas tv ārṣaḥ |
he viprāḥ, tena pṛthvī-dohanena so’yam avatāra uśattamaḥ kamanīyatamaḥ |