Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.14.1
श्रीराजोवाच
मन्वन्तरेषु भगवन्यथा मन्वादयस्त्विमे ।
यस्मिन्कर्मणि ये येन नियुक्तास्तद्वदस्व मे ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
manvantareṣu bhagavan
[manvantareshu bhagavan]
yathā manv-ādayas tv ime
[yathaa manv-aadayas tv ime]
yasmin karmaṇi ye yena
[yasmin karmani ye yena]
niyuktās tad vadasva me
[niyuktaas tad vadasva me]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī-rājā uvāca
King Parīkṣit said
manvantareṣu bhagavan
manvantareṣu
in the reign of each Manu
bhagavan
O great sage
yathā manv-ādayas tv ime
yathā
as
manu-ādayaḥ
the Manus and others
tu
but
ime
these
yasmin karmaṇi ye yena
yasmin
in which
karmaṇi
activities
ye
which persons
yena
by whom
niyuktās tad vadasva me
niyuktāḥ
appointed
tat
that
vadasva
kindly describe
me
to me.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit asks how the Manus and others execute their duties — and on whose order. The right question is not just 'what happens?' but 'by whose authority?' A devotee inquires after the chain of command, not just the events.
Reflection Questions
- When learning how the world works, do I ask 'who authorizes this' or only 'what happens'?
- Whose 'order' am I currently executing in my dharmic activity — and have I traced it to its source?
My note
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