श्रीराजोवाच स्वायम्भुवस्येह गुरो वंशोऽयं विस्तराच्छ्रुत: । यत्र विश्वसृजां सर्गो मनूनन्यान्वदस्व न: ॥ १ ॥
sri-rajovaca svayambhuvasyeha guro vamso ’yam vistarac chrutah yatra visva-srjam sargo manun anyan vadasva nah
- sri-raja uvaca
- the King (Maharaja Pariksit) said
- svayambhuvasya
- of the great personality Svayambhuva Manu
- iha
- in this connection
- guro
- O my spiritual master
- vamsah
- dynasty
- ayam
- this
- vistarat
- extensively
- srutah
- I have heard (from you)
- yatra
- wherein
- visva-srjam
- of the great personalities known as the prajapatis, such as Marici
- sargah
- creation, involving the birth of many sons and grandsons from the daughters of Manu
- manun
- Manus
- anyan
- other
- vadasva
- kindly describe
- nah
- to us
King Pariksit said: O my lord, my spiritual master, now I have fully heard from Your Grace about the dynasty of Svayambhuva Manu. But there are also other Manus, and I want to hear about their dynasties. Kindly describe them to us.