मैत्रेय उवाच प्रजाः सृजेति भगवान् कर्दमो ब्रह्मणोदितः । सरस्वत्यां तपस्तेपे सहस्राणां समा दश ॥ ६ ॥
maitreya uvaca
prajah srjeti bhagavan
kardamo brahmanoditah
sarasvatyam tapas tepe
sahasranam sama dasa
maitreyah uvaca-the great sage Maitreya said; prajah-children; srja-beget; iti-thus; bhagavan-the worshipful; kardamah-Kardama Muni; brahmana-by Lord Brahma; uditah-commanded; sarasvatyam-on the bank of the River Sarasvati; tapah-penance; tepe-practiced; sahasranam-of thousands; samah-years; dasa-ten.