Canto 3, Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Verse 10 (SB 3.20.10)
SB 3.20.10 • मूल श्लोक

ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनु: । ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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?”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda