SB 3.22.38

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti

SB 3.22.37

SB 3.22.39

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 38

yaḥ pṛṣṭo munibhiḥ prāha
dharmān nānā-vidhāñ chubhān
nṛṇāṁ varṇāśramāṇāṁ ca
sarva-bhūta-hitaḥ sadā

SYNONYMS

yaḥ—who; pṛṣṭaḥ—being questioned; munibhiḥ—by the sages; prāha—spoke; dharmān—the duties; nānā-vidhān—many varieties; śubhān—auspicious; nṛṇām—of human society; varṇa-āśramāṇām—of the varṇas and āśramas; ca—and; sarva-bhūta—for all living beings; hitaḥ—who does welfare; sadā—always.

TRANSLATION

In reply to questions asked by certain sages, he [Svāyambhuva Manu], out of compassion for all living entities, taught the diverse sacred duties of men in general and the different varṇas and āśramas.

SB 3.22.37

SB 3.22.39