Thereupon the great Rishis, came to the celestials and said; “Today in the middle of the night, a fire, fearful to all creatures, will rise to destroy the universe."
ततो देवानुपागम्य प्रोचुरेवं महर्षयः। अद्यार्धरात्रसमये सर्वलोकभयावहः॥ उत्पत्स्यते महान्दाहस्त्रैलोक्यस्य विनाशनः।