SB 3.10.1

SB 3.10.1

Devanagari

विदुर उवाच अन्तर्हिते भगवति ब्रह्मा लोकपितामह: । प्रजा: ससर्ज कतिधा दैहिकीर्मानसीर्विभु: ॥ १ ॥

Verse text

vidura uvāca antarhite bhagavati brahmā loka-pitāmahaḥ prajāḥ sasarja katidhā daihikīr mānasīr vibhuḥ

Synonyms

viduraḥ uvāca Śrī Vidura said ; antarhite after the disappearance ; bhagavati of the Personality of Godhead ; brahmā the first created living being ; loka pitāmahaḥ — the grandfather of all planetary inhabitants ; prajāḥ generations ; sasarja created ; katidhāḥ how many ; daihikīḥ from his body ; mānasīḥ from his mind ; vibhuḥ the great .

Translation

Śrī Vidura said: O great sage, please let me know how Brahmā, the grandfather of the planetary inhabitants, created the bodies of the living entities from his own body and mind after the disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Vidura said: O great sage! Please let me know what types of offspring Brahmā, the grandfather of the planetary inhabitants, created from his own body and mind after the disappearance of the Lord. In the Tenth Chapter, the ten types of bodies produced by dividing elements starting with prakrṭi, and the general characteristics of time are described.