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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 10 of 53
SB 3.20.10

ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनुः ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन्

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

Synonyms

yethose; marīci-ādayaḥgreat sages headed by Marīci; viprāḥbrāhmaṇas; yaḥwho; tuindeed; svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥand Svāyambhuva Manu; tethey; vaiindeed; brahmaṇaḥof Lord Brahmā; ādeśātby the order; kathamhow; etatthis universe; abhāvayanevolved..

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?

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