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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

ṛṣīṇāmof the great sages; bhūri-vīryāṇāmwith great potential power; apiin spite of; sargamthe creation; avistṛtamnot extended; jñātvāknowing; tatthat; hṛdayein his heart; bhūyaḥagain; cintayāmāsahe began to consider; kauravaO 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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