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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.10
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- ye marīcy-ādayo viprā
- yas tu svāyambhuvo manuḥ
- te vai brahmaṇa ādeśāt
- katham etad abhāvayan
yethose — those; marīcigreat sages headed by Marīci-ādayaḥgreat sages headed by Marīci — great sages headed by Marīci; viprāḥbrāhmaṇas — brāhmaṇas; yaḥwho — who; tuindeed — indeed; svāyambhuvaḥand Svāyambhuva Manu manuḥand Svāyambhuva Manu — and Svāyambhuva Manu; tethey — they; vaiindeed — indeed; brahmaṇaḥof Lord Brahmā — of Lord Brahmā; ādeśātby the order — by the order; kathamhow — how; etatthis universe — this universe; abhāvayanevolved — evolved.
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?