SB 8.14.1
TEXT 1
- śrī-rājovāca
- manvantareṣu bhagavan
- yathā manv-ādayas tv ime
- yasmin karmaṇi ye yena
- niyuktās tad vadasva me
SYNONYMS
śrī-rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit said; manvantareṣu — in the reign of each Manu; bhagavan — O great sage; yathā — as; manu-ādayaḥ — the Manus and others; tu — but; ime — these; yasmin — in which; karmaṇi — activities; ye — which persons; yena — by whom; niyuktāḥ — appointed; tat — that; vadasva — kindly describe; me — to me.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O most opulent Śukadeva Gosvāmī, please explain to me how Manu and the others in each manvantara are engaged in their respective duties, and by whose order they are so engaged.