### SB 3.13.6

> मैत्रेय उवाच\
> यदा स्वभार्यया सार्धं जातः स्वायम्भुवो मनुः ।\
> प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतश्चेदं वेदगर्भमभाषत ॥६॥

> maitreya uvāca\
> yadā sva-bhāryayā sārdhaṁ\
> jātaḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ\
> prāñjaliḥ praṇataś cedaṁ\
> veda-garbham abhāṣata

*maitreyaḥ uvāca*—Maitreya said; *yadā*—when; *sva-bhāryayā*—along with his wife; *sārdham*—accompanied by; *jātaḥ*—appeared; *svāyambhuvaḥ*—Svāyambhuva Manu; *manuḥ*—the father of mankind; *prāñjaliḥ*—with folded hands; *praṇataḥ*—in obeisances; *ca*—also; *idam*—this; *veda-garbham*—unto the reservoir of Vedic wisdom; *abhāṣata*—addressed.

**The sage Maitreya said to Vidura: After his appearance, Manu, the father of mankind, along with his wife, thus addressed the reservoir of Vedic wisdom, Brahmā, with obeisances and folded hands.**