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ŚB 3.20.10

Devanagari

ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनु: ।
ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन् ॥ १० ॥

Text

ye marīcy-ādayo viprā
yas tu svāyambhuvo manuḥ
te vai brahmaṇa ādeśāt
katham etad abhāvayan

Synonyms

ye — those; marīci-ādayaḥ — great sages headed by Marīci; viprāḥbrāhmaṇas; yaḥ — who; tu — indeed; svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ — and Svāyambhuva Manu; te — they; vai — indeed; brahmaṇaḥ — of Lord Brahmā; ādeśāt — by the order; katham — how; etat — this universe; abhāvayan — evolved.

Translation

Vidura inquired: How did the Prajāpatis [such progenitors of living entities as Marīci and Svāyambhuva Manu] create according to the instruction of Brahmā, and how did they evolve this manifested universe?