Then Darkness covers the universe, and nothing can be seen. From that primal Darkness originates Brahma. Darkness is primeval and immortal.
तम एवाभवत् सर्वं न प्राज्ञायत किंचन॥ तमसो ब्रह्म सम्भूतं तमोमूलामृतात्मकम्।