Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.15.9
SB 3.15.9
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sa tvaṁ vidhatsva śaṁ bhūmaṁs tamasā lupta-karmaṇām adabhra-dayayā dṛṣṭyā āpannān arhasīkṣitum
Translation
The demigods prayed to Brahmā: Please look upon us mercifully, for we have fallen into a miserable condition; because of the darkness, all our work has been suspended.