SB 8.14.1
Text
śrī-rājovāca
manvantareṣu bhagavan
yathā manv-ādayas tv ime
yasmin karmaṇi ye yena
niyuktās tad vadasva me
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.