Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.14.3
యజ్ఞాదయో యా: కథితా: పౌరుష్యస్తనవో నృప ।
మన్వాదయో జగద్యాత్రాం నయన్త్యాభి: ప్రచోదితా: ॥ ౩ ॥
yajṣādayo yāḥ kathitāḥ
[yajshaadayo yaah kathitaah]
pauruṣyas tanavo nṛpa
[paurushyas tanavo nripa]
manv-ādayo jagad-yātrāṁ
[manv-aadayo jagad-yaatraam]
nayanty ābhiḥ pracoditāḥ
[nayanty aabhih prachoditaah]
Word-for-word
yajṣa-ādayaḥ
—
the Lord’s incarnation known as Yajṣa and others
yāḥ
—
who
kathitāḥ
—
already spoken of
pauruṣyaḥ
—
of the Supreme Person
tanavaḥ
—
incarnations
nṛpa
—
O King
manu-ādayaḥ
—
the Manus and others
jagat-yātrām
—
universal affairs
nayanti
—
conduct
ābhiḥ
—
by the incarnations
pracoditāḥ
—
being inspired.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yajṣādayo yāḥ kathitāḥ
yajṣa-ādayaḥ
the Lord’s incarnation known as Yajṣa and others
yāḥ
who
kathitāḥ
already spoken of
pauruṣyas tanavo nṛpa
pauruṣyaḥ
of the Supreme Person
tanavaḥ
incarnations
nṛpa
O King
manv-ādayo jagad-yātrāṁ
manu-ādayaḥ
the Manus and others
jagat-yātrām
universal affairs
nayanty ābhiḥ pracoditāḥ
nayanti
conduct
ābhiḥ
by the incarnations
pracoditāḥ
being inspired.
O King, I have already described to you various incarnations of the Lord, such as Yajṣa. The Manus and others are chosen by these incarnations, under whose direction they conduct the universal affairs.
Purport
The Manus execute the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! I have already described to you various incarnations of the Lord, such as Yajṣa. The Manus and others are chosen by these incarnations, under whose direction they conduct the universal affairs.
This verse explains the incarnations who control.
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