Text 2] The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
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Harimedhā begot a son named Hari in the womb of his wife Hariṇī. This Hari, an incarnation of God, saved the devotee Gajendra. This incident is described as  gajendra-mokṣaṇa . At the end of this chapter, Parikṣit Mahārāja particularly asks about this incident.
TEXT 1
श्रीराजोवाच
स्वायम्भुवस्येह गुरो वंशोऽयं विस्तराञ्छुतः ।
यत्र विश्वसृजां सर्गो मनूनन्यान्वदस्व नः ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
svāyambhuvasyeha guro
vaṁśo 'yaṁ vistarāc chrutaḥ
yatra viśva-srjāṁ sargo
manūn anyān vadasva naḥ
śrī-rājā uvāca—the King (Mahārāja Parikṣit) said; svāyambhuvasya—of the great personality Svāyambhuva Manu; iha—in this connection; guro—O my spiritual master; vaṁśaḥ—dynasty; ayam—this; vistarāt—extensively; śrutaḥ—I have heard (from you); yatra—wherein; viśva-srjāṁ—of the great personalities known as the prajāpatis, such as Marīci; sargaḥ—creation, involving the birth of many sons and grandsons from the daughters of Manu; manūn—Manus; anyān—other; vadasva—kindly describe; naḥ—to us.
TRANSLATION
King Parikṣit said: O my lord, my spiritual master, now I have fully heard from Your Grace about the dynasty of Svāyambhuva Manu. But there are also other Manus, and I want to hear about their dynasties. Kindly describe them to us.
TEXT 2
मन्वन्तरे हरेर्जन्म कर्माणि च महीयसः ।
गृणन्ति कवयो ब्रह्मस्तानि नो वद शृण्वताम् ॥ २ ॥