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Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

Verse 11 of 53
SB 3.20.11

सद्वितीयाः किमसृजन्स्वतन्त्रा उत कर्मसु आहो स्वित्संहताः सर्व इदं स्म समकल्पयन्

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

Synonyms

sa-dvitīyāḥwith their wives; kimwhether; asṛjancreated; sva-tantrāḥremaining independent; utaor; karmasuin their actions; āho svitor else; saṁhatāḥjointly; sarveall the prajāpatis; idamthis; sma samakalpayanproduced..

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?

Verse 11 of 53
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