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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.21
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TEXT 21
- gate śata-dhṛtau kṣattaḥ
- kardamas tena coditaḥ
- yathoditaṁ sva-duhitṟḥ
- prādād viśva-sṛjāṁ tataḥ
gateafter he departed — after he departed; śataLord Brahmā-dhṛtauLord Brahmā — Lord Brahmā; kṣattaḥO Vidura — O Vidura; kardamaḥKardama Muni — Kardama Muni; tenaby him — by him; coditaḥordered — ordered; yathāas told-uditamas told — as told; svahis own daughters-duhitṟḥhis own daughters — his own daughters; prādāthanded over — handed over; viśvato the creators of the world's population-sṛjāmto the creators of the world's population — to the creators of the world's population; tataḥthereafter — thereafter.
O Vidura, after the departure of Brahmā, Kardama Muni, having been ordered by Brahmā, handed over his nine daughters, as instructed, to the nine great sages who created the population of the world.