पृथु-गुरु-मणि-शुक्ति-गर्भ-भासा ग्लपित-रसा-तल-संभृताऽन्धकारम् ।उपहत-रवि-रश्मि-वृत्तिमुच्चैः प्रलघु-परिप्लवमान-वज्र-जालैः ॥

Karandikar -which, by the lustre from the cavity of the shells containing big and heavy gems subdued the darkness that pervaded the nether world and checked the diffusion, high up, of the rays of the sun with networks of diamonds that were foating (on its surface);