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SB 8.14: The System of Universal Management

SB 8.14 Text 1
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.

Purport