ŚB 3.20.11
Canto 3, Chapter 20, Text 11
सद्वितीया: किमसृजन् स्वतन्त्रा उत कर्मसु ।
आहोस्वित्संहता: सर्व इदं स्म समकल्पयन् ॥ ११ ॥
आहोस्वित्संहता: सर्व इदं स्म समकल्पयन् ॥ ११ ॥
sa-dvitīyāḥ kim asṛjan
svatantrā uta karmasu
āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva
idaṁ sma samakalpayan
svatantrā uta karmasu
āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva
idaṁ sma samakalpayan
Word by word
sa-dvitīyāḥ — with their wives; kim — whether; asṛjan — created; sva-tantrāḥ — remaining independent; uta — or; karmasu — in their actions; āho svit — or else; saṁhatāḥ — jointly; sarve — all the Prajāpatis; idam — this; sma samakalpayan — produced.
Translation
Did they evolve the creation in conjunction with their respective wives, did they remain independent in their action, or did they all jointly produce it?