मनुरपि परेणैवं प्रतिसन्धितमनोरथ: सुरर्षिवरानुमतेनात्मजमखिलधरामण्डलस्थितिगुप्तय आस्थाप्य स्वयमतिविषमविषयविषजलाशयाशाया उपरराम ॥ २२ ॥
manur api parenaivam pratisandhita-manorathah surarsi-varanumatenatmajam akhila-dhara-mandala-sthiti-guptaya asthapya svayam ati-visama-visaya-visa-jalasayasaya upararama.
- manuh
- Svayambhuva Manu
- api
- also
- parena
- by Lord Brahma
- evam
- thus
- pratisandhita
- executed
- manah-rathah
- his mental aspiration
- sura-rsi-vara
- of the great sage Narada
- anumatena
- by the permission
- atma-jam
- his son
- akhila
- of the entire universe
- dhara-mandala
- of planets
- sthiti
- maintenance
- guptaye
- for the protection
- asthapya
- establishing
- svayam
- personally
- ati-visama
- very dangerous
- visaya
- material affairs
- visa
- of poison
- jala-asaya
- ocean
- asayah
- from desires
- upararama
- got relief
Svayambhuva Manu, with the assistance of Lord Brahma, thus fulfilled his desires. With the permission of the great sage Narada, he delivered to his son the governmental responsibility for maintaining and protecting all the planes of the universe. He thus achieved relief from the most dangerous, poisonous ocean of material desires.