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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.36
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TEXT 36
- vidura uvāca
- sa vai viśva-sṛjām īśo
- vedādīn mukhato 'sṛjat
- yad yad yenāsṛjad devas
- tan me brūhi tapo-dhana
viduraḥVidura said uvācaVidura said — Vidura said; saḥhe (Brahmā) — he (Brahmā); vaicertainly — certainly; viśvathe universe — the universe; sṛjāmof those who created — of those who created; īśaḥthe controller — the controller; vedathe Vedas , etc-ādīnthe Vedas , etc — the Vedas, etc.; mukhataḥfrom the mouth — from the mouth; asṛjatestablished — established; yatthat — that; yatwhich — which; yenaby which — by which; asṛjatcreated — created; devaḥthe god — the god; tatthat — that; meunto me — unto me; brūhiplease explain — please explain; tapaḥO sage whose only wealth is penance-dhanaO sage whose only wealth is penance — O sage whose only wealth is penance.
Vidura said: O great sage whose only wealth is penance, kindly explain to me how and with whose help Brahmā established the Vedic knowledge which emanated from his mouth.