विदुर उवाच
अन्तर्हिते भगवति ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।
प्रजाः ससर्ज कतिधा दैहिकीर्मानसीर्विभुः ॥१॥

vidura uvÄca
antarhite bhagavati
brahmÄ loka-pitÄmahaḥ
prajÄḥ sasarja katidhÄ
daihikÄ«r mÄnasÄ«r vibhuḥ

 viduraḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Vidura said; antarhite - after the disappearance; bhagavati - of the Personality of Godhead; brahmÄ - the first created living being; loka-pitÄmahaḥ - the grandfather of all planetary inhabitants; prajÄḥ - generations; sasarja - created; katidhÄḥ - how many; daihikīḥ - from his body; mÄnasīḥ - from his mind; vibhuḥ - the great.


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ÅšrÄ« Vidura said: O great sage, please let me know how BrahmÄ, the grandfather of the planetary inhabitants, created the bodies of the living entities from his own body and mind after the disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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