4 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 1

kirtayasva maha-bhaga

nityam susrisatam hi nah

tesam—of all those kings; vamsam—the dynasties; prthak—
separately; brahman—O great brahmana (Sukadeva Gosvami); varnsa-
anucaritani ca—and their dynasties and characteristics; kirtayasva—
kindly describe; maha-bhaga—O greatly fortunate one; nityam—eter-
nally; susriisatam—who are engaged in your service; hi—indeed; nah—
of ourselves.

TRANSLATION

O greatly fortunate Sukadeva Gosvami, O great brahmana,
kindly describe to us separately the dynasties and characteristics of
all those kings, for we are always eager to hear such topics from
you.

TEXT 5

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ye bhiita ye bhavisyas ca
bhavanty adyatanas ca ye

tesam nah punya-kirtinam
sarvesam vada vikraman

ye—all of whom; bhiitah—have already appeared; ye—all of whom;
bhavisyah—will appear in the future; ca—also; bhavanti—are existing;
adyatanah—at present; ca—also; ye—all of whom; tesém—of all of
them; nah—unto us; punya-kirtinam—who were all pious and cele-
brated; sarvesim—of all of them; vada—kindly explain; vikraman—
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.
