ये मरीच्यादयो विप्रा यस्तु स्वायम्भुवो मनु: । ते वै ब्रह्मण आदेशात्कथमेतदभावयन् ॥ १० ॥
ye maricy-adayo vipra yas tu svayambhuvo manuh te vai brahmana adesat katham etad abhavayan
- ye
- those
- marici-adayah
- great sages headed by Marici
- viprah
- brahmanas
- yah
- who
- tu
- indeed
- svayambhuvah manuh
- and Svayambhuva Manu
- te
- they
- vai
- indeed
- brahmanah
- of Lord Brahma
- adesat
- by the order
- katham
- how
- etat
- this universe
- abhavayan
- evolved.
Vidura inquired: How did the Prajapatis [such progenitors of living entities as Marici and Svayambhuva Manu] create according to the instruction of Brahma, and how did they evolve this manifested universe?