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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 1]
kīrtayasva mahā-bhāga nityaṁ śuśrūṣatāṁ hi naḥ
teṣām—of all those kings; vaṁśam—the dynasties; pṛthak—separately; brahman—O great brāhmaṇa (Śukadeva Gosvāmī); vaṁśa-anucaritāni ca—and their dynasties and characteristics; kīrtayasva—kindly describe; mahā-bhāga—O greatly fortunate one; nityam—eternally; śuśrūṣatām—who are engaged in your service; hi—indeed; naḥ—of ourselves.
TRANSLATION
O greatly fortunate Śukadeva Gosvāmī, O great brāhmaṇa, kindly describe to us separately the dynasties and characteristics of all those kings, for we are always eager to hear such topics from you.
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ये भूता ये भविष्याश्च भवन्त्यद्यतनाश्च ये । तेषां नः पुष्यकीर्तीनां सर्वेषां वद विक्रमान् ॥ ५ ॥
ye bhūtā ye bhaviṣyāś ca bhavanty adyatanāś ca ye teṣāṁ naḥ puṇya-kīrtīnāṁ sarveṣāṁ vada vikramān
ye—all of whom; bhūtāḥ—have already appeared; ye—all of whom; bhaviṣyāḥ—will appear in the future; ca—also; bhavanti—are existing; adyatanāḥ—at present; ca—also; ye—all of whom; teṣām—of all of them; naḥ—unto us; puṇya-kīrtīnāṁ—who were all pious and celebrated; sarveṣām—of all of them; vada—kindly explain; vikramān—about the abilities.
TRANSLATION
Kindly tell us about the abilities of all the celebrated kings born in the dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu, including those who have already passed, those who may appear in the future, and those who exist at present.