764 Srimad-Bhagavatam [| Canto 3, Ch. 20
ye maricy ddayo vipra
yas tu svayambhuvo 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?
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sa-dvittyah kim asrjan
svatantra uta 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?
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