Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18
Sanskrit:
गौर्भूत्वाश्रुमुखी खिन्ना क्रन्दन्ती करुणं विभो: । उपस्थितान्तिके तस्मै व्यसनं समवोचत ॥ १८ ॥
ITRANS:
gaur bhūtvāśru-mukhī khinnākrandantī karuṇaṁ vibhoḥupasthitāntike tasmaivyasanaṁ samavocata
Translation:
Mother earth assumed the form of a cow. Very much distressed, with tears in her eyes, she appeared before Lord Brahmā and told him about her misfortune.