SB 3.12.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

SB 3.12.35 - SB 3.12.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

vidura uvāca

sa vai viśva-sṛjām īśo

vedādīn mukhato 'sṛjat

yad yad yenāsṛjad devas

tan me brūhi tapo-dhana

SYNONYMS

viduraḥ uvāca—Vidura said; saḥ—he (Brahmā); vai—certainly; viśva—the universe; sṛjām—of those who created; īśaḥ—the controller; veda-ādīn—the Vedas, etc.; mukhataḥ—from the mouth; asṛjat—established; yat—that; yat—which; yena—by which; asṛjat—created; devaḥ—the god; tat—that; me—unto me; brūhi—please explain; tapaḥ-dhana—O sage whose only wealth is penance.

TRANSLATION

Vidura said: O great sage whose only wealth is penance, kindly explain to me how and with whose help Brahmā established the Vedic knowledge which emanated from his mouth.

SB 3.12.35 - SB 3.12.37