172 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 14

yasmin karmani ye yena
niyuktas tad vadasva me

Sri-raja. uvaca—King Pariksit said; manvantaresu—in the reign of
each Manu; bhagavan—O great sage; yatha—as; manu-ddayah—the
Manus and others; tu—but; ime—these; yasmin—in which; karmani—
activities; ye—which persons; yena—by whom; niyuktah—appointed;
tat—that; vadasva—kindly describe; me—to me.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Pariksit inquired: O most opulent Sukadeva Gosvami,
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.

TEXT 2

MEA CTT
wat aga |g TTA |
alt AUNT aa GeTMNAAT I 2 I

Sri-rsir uvaca
manavo manu-putrds ca
munayas ca mahi-pate
indrah sura-gands caiva
sarve purusa-sdsanah

Sri-rsih uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; manavah—all the
Manus; manu-putrah—all the sons of Manu; ca—and; munayah—all
the great sages; ca—and; mahi-pate—O King; indrah—all the Indras;
sura-ganah—the demigods; ca—and; eva—certainly; sarve—all of
them; purusa-sdsanah—under the rule of the Supreme Person.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: The Manus, the sons of Manu, the great
sages, the Indras and all the demigods, O King, are appointed by
