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Chapter 14: The System of Universal Management

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SB 8.14.1

श्रीराजोवाच मन्वन्तरेषु भगवन्यथा मन्वादयस्त्विमे यस्मिन्कर्मणि ये येन नियुक्तास्तद्वदस्व मे

śrī-rājovāca manvantareṣu bhagavan yathā manv-ādayas tv ime yasmin karmaṇi ye yena niyuktās tad vadasva me

Synonyms

śrī-rājā uvācaKing Parīkṣit said; manvantareṣuin the reign of each Manu; bhagavanO great sage; yathāas; manu-ādayaḥthe Manus and others; tubut; imethese; yasminin which; karmaṇiactivities; yewhich persons; yenaby whom; niyuktāḥappointed; tatthat; vadasvakindly describe; meto 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.

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