SB 8.1.22
Devanāgarī
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि मुनयो ये धृतव्रता: । अन्वशिक्षन्व्रतं तस्य कौमारब्रह्मचारिण: ॥ २२ ॥
Text
aṣṭāśīti-sahasrāṇi munayo ye dhṛta-vratāḥ anvaśikṣan vrataṁ tasya kaumāra-brahmacāriṇaḥ
Synonyms
aṣṭāśīti—eighty-eight;sahasrāṇi—thousand;munayaḥ—great saintly persons;ye—those who;dhṛta-vratāḥ—fixed in vows;anvaśikṣan—took instructions;vratam—vows;tasya—from him (Vibhu);kaumāra—who was unmarried;brahmacāriṇaḥ—and fixed in thebrahmacārīstage of life.
Translation
Vibhu remained a brahmacāri and never married throughout his life. From him, eighty-eight thousand other saintly persons took lessons on self-control, austerity and similar behavior.