488 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 13

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vidura uvaca
sa vai svayambhuvah samrat
priyah putrah svayambhuvah
pratilabhya priyam patnim
kim cakara tato mune

vidurah uvaca—Vidura said; sah—he; vai—easily; sv@yambhuvah—
Svayambhuva Manu; samrat—the king of all kings; priyah—dear; putrah—
son;svayambhuvah—of Brahma; pratilabh ya—after obtaining; priyam—most
loving; patnim—wife; kim—what; cakara—did; tatah—thereafter; mune—O
great sage.

TRANSLATION

Vidura said: O great sage, what did Svayambhuva, the dear son of
Brahma, do after obtaining his very loving wife?

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caritam tasya rajarser
adirajasya sattama

bruhi me sraddadhanaya
visvaksenasrayo hy asau

caritam—character; tasya—his; rajarseh—of the saintly king; adi-
rajasya—of the original king; sattama—O most pious one; bruhi—kindly
speak ; me—unto me; sraddadhanaya—unto one eager to receive; visvaksena—
of the Personality of Godhead; agrayah—one who has taken shelter; hi—
certainly; asau—that king.
TRANSLATION

O best of the virtuous, the original king of kings [Manu] was a great
devotee of the Personality of Godhead Hari, and thus it is worth hearing
of his sublime character and activities. Please describe them. I am very
eager to hear.
