SB 3.20.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 20: Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura

SB 3.20.10

SB 3.20.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

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

SYNONYMS

sa-dvitīyāḥ—with their wives; kim—whether; asṛjan—created; sva-tantrāḥ—remaining independent; uta—or; karmasu—in their actions; āho svit—or else; saṁhatāḥ—jointly; sarve—all the Prajāpatis; idam—this; sma samakalpayan—produced.

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?