SB 3.20.10

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

SB 3.20.9

SB 3.20.11

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 10

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

SYNONYMS

ye—those; marīci-ādayaḥ—great sages headed by Marīci; viprāḥ—brāhmaṇas; yaḥ—who; tu—indeed; svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ—and Svāyambhuva Manu; te—they; vai—indeed; brahmaṇaḥ—of Lord Brahmā; ādeśāt—by the order; katham—how; etat—this universe; abhāvayan—evolved.

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?