SB 8.1 Text 1
Text
śrī-rājovāca
svāyambhuvasyeha guro
vaṁśo 'yaṁ vistarāc chrutaḥ
yatra viśva-sṛjāṁ sargo
manūn anyān vadasva naḥ
svāyambhuvasyeha guro
vaṁśo 'yaṁ vistarāc chrutaḥ
yatra viśva-sṛjāṁ sargo
manūn anyān vadasva naḥ
Synonyms
śrī-rājā uvāca-the King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit) said; svāyambhuvasya-of the great personality Svāyambhuva Manu; iha-in this connection; guro-O my spiritual master; vaṁśaḥ-dynasty; ayam-this; vistarāt-extensively; śrutaḥ-I have heard (from you); yatra-wherein; viśva-sṛjām-of the great personalities known as the prajāpatis, such as Marīci; sargaḥ-creation, involving the birth of many sons and grandsons from the daughters of Manu; manūn-Manus; anyān-other; vadasva-kindly describe; naḥ-to us.
Translation
King Parīkṣit said: O my lord, my spiritual master, now I have fully heard from Your Grace about the dynasty of Svāyambhuva Manu. But there are also other Manus, and I want to hear about their dynasties. Kindly describe them to us.
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