286 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 7

life vigor. Now, if you will, kindly explain to me the different powers of
the specific divisions.

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WA Gad Tad AGM: Ae ata: |
TH RET Ae TAS TTT URI!

yatra putrais ca pautrais ca
naptrbhih saha gotrajaih
praja vicitra-krtaya
a san yabhir idam tatam

yatra— wherein; putraih—along with sons; ca—and; pautraih—along with
grandsons; ca—also; naptrbhih—with grandsons from daughters; saha—
along with; gotrajath—of the same family; prajah—generations; vicitra—of
different kinds; krtayah—so done; dsan—exist; yabhih—by whom; idam—all
these planets; tatam—overcast.

TRANSLATION

O my lord, I think that the prowess manifest in the forms of sons,
grandsons and family members has spread all over the universe in different
varieties and species.

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HATTA ATF TMAAPAY BY TATA |
SOE CIGC AE MER GCC tcvic MTEL

praja-patinarn sa patis
caklpe kan prajapatin
sargams caivanusargams ca
manun manvantaradhipan
praja-patinam—of the demigods like Brahma and others; sak—he; patih—
leader; cak]pe—decided; kan—whomsoever; prajapatin—father of the living
entities; sargan— generations; ca—also; eva—certainly ; anusargan— later gen-
erations; ca—and; maniin—the Manus; manvantara-adhipan—and the chang-
es of such.

TRANSLATION

O learned brahmana, please describe how the leader of all the demigods,
namely Prajapati, Brahma, decided to establish the various Manus, the
