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ŚB 3.20.11

Devanagari

सद्वितीया: किमसृजन् स्वतन्त्रा उत कर्मसु ।
आहोस्वित्संहता: सर्व इदं स्म समकल्पयन् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

sa-dvitīyāḥ kim asṛjan
svatantrā uta karmasu
āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva
idaṁ sma samakalpayan

Synonyms

sa-dvitīyāḥ — with their wives; kim — whether; asṛjan — created; sva-tantrāḥ — remaining independent; uta — or; karmasu — in their actions; āho svit — or else; saṁhatāḥ — jointly; sarve — all the Prajāpatis; idam — this; sma samakalpayan — produced.

Translation

Did they evolve the creation in conjunction with their respective wives, did they remain independent in their action, or did they all jointly produce it?