Devanagari
श्रीराजोवाच
मन्वन्तरेषु भगवन्यथा मन्वादयस्त्विमे ।
यस्मिन्कर्मणि ये येन नियुक्तास्तद्वदस्व मे ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O great sage! Please explain to me the activities of Manu and the others in each Manvantara, and by whose order they are so engaged.
In the Fourteenth Chapter the duties of the six persons appointed during the fourteen Manvantaras are explained.