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Chapter 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti

Verse 38 of 37
SB 3.22.38

यः पृष्टो मुनिभिः प्राह धर्मान्नानाविधाच्छुभान् नृणां वर्णाश्रमाणां च सर्वभूतहितः सदा

yaḥ pṛṣṭo munibhiḥ prāha dharmān nānā-vidhāc chubhān nṛṇāṁ varṇāśramāṇāṁ ca sarva-bhūta-hitaḥ sadā

Synonyms

yaḥwho; pṛṣṭaḥbeing questioned; munibhiḥby the sages; prāhaspoke; dharmānthe duties; nānā-vidhānmany varieties; śubhānauspicious; nṛṇāmof human society; varṇa-āśramāṇāmof the varṇas and āśramas; caand; sarva-bhūtafor all living beings; hitaḥwho does welfare; sadāalways..

Translation

In reply to questions asked by certain sages, he [Svāyambhuva Manu], out of compassion for all living entities, taught the diverse sacred duties of men in general and the different varṇas and āśramas.

Verse 38 of 37
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