SB 8.1.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

śrī-rājovāca

svāyambhuvasyeha guro

vaṁśo 'yaṁ vistarāc chrutaḥ

yatra viśva-sṛjāṁ sargo

manūn anyān vadasva naḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-rājā uvāca—the King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) said; svāyambhuvasya—of the great personality Svāyambhuva Manu; iha—in this connection; guro—O my spiritual master; vaṁśaḥ—dynasty; ayam—this; vistarāt—extensively; śrutaḥ—I have heard (from you); yatra—wherein; viśva-sṛjām—of the great personalities known as the prajāpatis, such as Marīci; sargaḥ—creation, involving the birth of many sons and grandsons from the daughters of Manu; manūn—Manus; anyān—other; vadasva—kindly describe; naḥ—to us.

TRANSLATION

King Parīkṣit said: O my lord, my spiritual master, now I have fully heard from Your Grace about the dynasty of Svāyambhuva Manu. But there are also other Manus, and I want to hear about their dynasties. Kindly describe them to us.

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