# SB 3.13.6 > मैत्रेय उवाच > यदा स्वभार्यया सार्धं जातः स्वायम्भुवो मनुः । > प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतश्चेदं वेदगर्भमभाषत ॥६॥ ## Text > maitreya uvāca > yadā sva-bhāryayā sārdhaṁ > jātaḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ > prāñjaliḥ praṇataś cedaṁ > veda-garbham abhāṣata ## Synonyms *maitreyaḥ* *uvāca*—Maitreya said; *yadā*—when; *sva*-*bhāryayā*—along with his wife; *sārdham*—accompanied by; *jātaḥ*—appeared; *svāyambhuvaḥ*—Svāyambhuva Manu; *manuḥ*—the father of mankind; *prāñjaliḥ*—with folded hands; *praṇataḥ*—in obeisances; *ca*—also; *idam*—this; *veda*-*garbham*—unto the reservoir of Vedic wisdom; *abhāṣata*—addressed. ## Translation **The sage Maitreya said to Vidura: After his appearance, Manu, the father of mankind, along with his wife, thus addressed the reservoir of Vedic wisdom, Brahmā, with obeisances and folded hands.**