यज्ञादयो या: कथिता: पौरुष्यस्तनवो नृप । मन्वादयो जगद्यात्रां नयन्त्याभि: प्रचोदिता: ॥ ३ ॥
yajnadayo yah kathitah paurusyas tanavo nrpa manv-adayo jagad-yatram nayanty abhih pracoditah
- yajna-adayah
- the Lord’s incarnation known as Yajna and others
- yah
- who
- kathitah
- already spoken of
- paurusyah
- of the Supreme Person
- tanavah
- incarnations
- nrpa
- O King
- manu-adayah
- the Manus and others
- jagat-yatram
- universal affairs
- nayanti
- conduct
- abhih
- by the incarnations
- pracoditah
- being inspired.
O King, I have already described to you various incarnations of the Lord, such as Yajna. The Manus and others are chosen by these incarnations, under whose direction they conduct the universal affairs.