SB 3.20.10
Devanāgarī
ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनु: । ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन् ॥ १० ॥
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;svāyambhuvaḥmanuḥ—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?