CHAPTER TWELVE

Creation of the Kumaras and Others

TEXT 1

ara sare
xfa & afta: era: HraveT: WaATeTA: |
afem Faraisy Taree FRAT que

maitreya uvdca
iti te varnitah ksattah
kalakh yah paramatmanah
mahima veda-garbho’tha
yathdsraksin nibodha me

maitreyah uvaca—Sri Maitreya said; iti—thus; te—unto you; varnitah—
described; ksattah—O Vidura; kala-akhyah—by the name of eternal time;
paramatmanah—of the Supersoul; mahima—glories; veda-garbhah—Lord
Brahma, the reservoir of the Vedas; atha—hereafter; yalha—as it is; asraksil—
did create; nibodha—just try to understand; me—from me.

TRANSLATION

Sri Maitreya said: O learned Vidura, so far I have explained to you the
glories of the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His feature
of kala. Now you can hear from me about the creation of Brahma, the
reservoir of all Vedic knowledge.

TEXT 2

TAMASHTANAAAY « ATTTITET |
MT AT Me | TAMMATTT: Il 2 II

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