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Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

Verse 50 of 57
SB 3.12.50

ऋषीणां भूरिवीर्याणामपि सर्गमविस्तृतम् ज्ञात्वा तद्धृदये भूयश्चिन्तयामास कौरव

ṛṣīṇāṁ bhūrivīryāṇām api sargam avistṛtam jñātvā tad dhṛdaye bhūyaś cintayāmāsa kaurava

Synonyms

ṛṣīṇām—of the great sages; bhūri-vīryāṇām—with great potential power; api—in spite of; sargam—the creation; avistṛtam—not extended; jñātvā—knowing; tat—that; hṛdaye—in his heart; bhūyaḥ—again; cintayāmāsa—he began to consider; kaurava—O son of the Kurus..

Translation

O son of the Kurus, when Brahmā saw that in spite of the presence of sages of great potency there was no sufficient increase in population, he began to seriously consider how the population could be increased.

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