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SB 3.20.11

Devanāgarī

सद्वितीया: किमसृजन् स्वतन्त्रा उत कर्मसु । आहोस्वित्संहता: सर्व इदं स्म समकल्पयन् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

sa-dvitīyāḥ kim asṛjan svatantrā uta karmasu āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva idaṁ sma samakalpayan

Synonyms

sa-dvitīyāḥ—with their wives;kim—whether;asṛjan—created;sva-tantrāḥ—remaining independent;uta—or;karmasu—in their actions;āhosvit—or else;saṁhatāḥ—jointly;sarve—all the Prajāpatis;idam—this;smasamakalpayan—produced.

Translation

Did they evolve the creation in conjunction with their respective wives, did they remain independent in their action, or did they all jointly produce it?

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