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SB 3.24.21

Devanāgarī

गते शतधृतौ क्षत्त: कर्दमस्तेन चोदित: । यथोदितं स्वदुहितृ: प्रादाद्विश्वसृजां तत: ॥ २१ ॥

Text

gate śata-dhṛtau kṣattaḥ kardamas tena coditaḥ yathoditaṁ sva-duhitṝḥ prādād viśva-sṛjāṁ tataḥ

Synonyms

gate—after he departed;śata-dhṛtau—Lord Brahmā;kṣattaḥ—O Vidura;kardamaḥ—Kardama Muni;tena—by him;coditaḥ—ordered;yathā-uditam—as told;sva-duhitṝḥ—his own daughters;prādāt—handed over;viśva-sṛjām—to the creators of the world’s population;tataḥ—thereafter.

Translation

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.

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