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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

yaḥ—who; pṛṣṭaḥ—being questioned; munibhiḥ—by the sages; prāha—spoke; dharmān—the duties; nānā-vidhān—many varieties; śubhān—auspicious; nṛṇām—of human society; varṇa-āśramāṇām—of the varṇas and āśramas; ca—and; sarva-bhūta—for all living beings; hitaḥ—who does welfare; sadā—always..

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