Mahabharata 12.267.2
आसीनं देवलं वृद्धं बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमतां वरःनारदः परिपप्रच्छ भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययम्
āsīnaṃ devalaṃ vṛddhaṃ buddhvā buddhimatāṃ varaḥnāradaḥ paripapraccha bhūtānāṃ prabhavāpyayam
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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