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Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

Verse 36 of 57
SB 3.12.36

विदुर उवाच स वै विश्वसृजामीशो वेदादीन्मुखतो ऽसृजत् यद्यद्येनासृजद्देवस्तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन

vidura uvāca sa vai viśva-sṛjām īśo vedādīn mukhato 'sṛjat yad yad yenāsṛjad devas tan me brūhi tapodhana

Synonyms

viduraḥ uvācaVidura said; saḥhe (Brahmā); vaicertainly; viśvathe universe; sṛjāmof those who created; īśaḥthe controller; veda-ādīnthe Vedas, etc.; mukhataḥfrom the mouth; asṛjatestablished; yatthat; yatwhich; yenaby which; asṛjatcreated; devaḥthe god; tatthat; meunto me; brūhiplease explain; tapaḥ-dhanaO sage whose only wealth is penance..

Translation

Vidura said: O great sage whose only wealth is penance, kindly explain to me how and with whose help Brahmā established the Vedic knowledge which emanated from his mouth.

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