SB 8.14.1
Devanāgarī
श्रीराजोवाच मन्वन्तरेषु भगवन्यथा मन्वादयस्त्विमे । यस्मिन्कर्मणि ये येन नियुक्तास्तद्वदस्व मे ॥ १ ॥
Text
śrī-rājovāca manvantareṣu bhagavan yathā manv-ādayas tv ime yasmin karmaṇi ye yena niyuktās tad vadasva me
Synonyms
śrī-rājāuvāca—King Parīkṣit said;manvantareṣu—in the reign of each Manu;bhagavan—O great sage;yathā—as;manu-ādayaḥ—the Manus and others;tu—but;ime—these;yasmin—in which;karmaṇi—activities;ye—which persons;yena—by whom;niyuktāḥ—appointed;tat—that;vadasva—kindly describe;me—to me.
Translation
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O most opulent Śukadeva Gosvāmī, 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.