Canto 3, Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Verse 11 (SB 3.20.11)
SB 3.20.11 • मूल श्लोक

सद्वितीया: किमसृजन् स्वतन्त्रा उत कर्मसु । आहोस्वित्संहता: सर्व इदं स्म समकल्पयन् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

sa-dvitīyāḥ kim asṛjan svatantrā uta karmasu āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva idaṁ sma samakalpayan

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

sa-dvitīyāḥ — with their wives; kim — whether; asṛjan — created; sva-tantrāḥ — remaining independent; uta — or; karmasu — in their actions; āho svit — or else; saṁhatāḥ — jointly; sarve — all the Prajāpatis; 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?”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda