Devanagari
ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनु: ।
ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन् ॥ १० ॥
Verse text
ye marīcy-ādayo viprā
yas tu svāyambhuvo manuḥ
te vai brahmaṇa ādeśāt
katham etad abhāvayan
Synonyms
ye
—
those
;
marīci
—
ādayaḥ — great sages headed by Marīci
;
viprāḥ
—
brāhmaṇas
;
yaḥ
—
who
;
tu
—
indeed
;
svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ
—
and Svāyambhuva Manu
;
te
—
they
;
vai
—
indeed
;
brahmaṇaḥ
—
of Lord Brahmā
;
ādeśāt
—
by the order
;
katham
—
how
;
etat
—
this universe
;
abhāvayan
—
evolved .
Translation
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?
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
How did the brāhmaṇas headed by Marīci and Svāyambhuva Manu create the living beings according to the order of Brahmā?
How did they create (abhāvayan) the universe?