# SB 3.12.36 > विदुर उवाच > स वै विश्वसृजामीशो वेदादीन्मुखतोऽसृजत् । > यद्यद्येनासृजद्देवस्तन्मे ब्रूहि तपोधन ॥३६॥ ## Text > 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.**