Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 14: The System of Universal Management

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.14.1

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.

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