764 Srimad-Bhagavatam [| Canto 3, Ch. 20

ye maricy ddayo vipra
yas tu sva€yambhuvo manuh
le vai brahmana dadesat
katham etad abhavayan

ye—those; marici-ddayah—great sages headed by Marici; viprah—
brahmanas; yah—who; tu—indeed; = svd@yambhuvah ~=manuh—and
Svayambhuva Manu; te—they; vai—indeed; brahmanah—of Lord Brahma;
ddesat—by the order; katham—how; elat—this universe; abhdvayan—
evolved.

TRANSLATION

Vidura inquired: How did the prajapatis [such progenitors of living
entities as Marici and Svayambhuva Manu] create according to the
instruction of Brahma, and how did they evolve this manifested universe?

TEXT 11

ated: fra adem st ae |
Heteatea: AI es A AAHTTT 112 211

sa-dvittyah kim asrjan
svatantra ula karmasu

aho svil samhatah sarva
idan sma samakalpayan

sa-dvitiyah—with their wives; kim—whether ;asrjan—created; sva-tantrah—
remaining independent; uta— or ;karmasu—in their actions;aho svit— or else;
samhatah—jointly; sarve—all the prajapatis; 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?

TEXT 12

qq vary
ata afew anata |
STATA HATS TAA 1122
