CANTO 8. Chapter One. Chapter One. Payers Svāyambhuva Manu. rī-rājovāca. svāyambhuvasyeha guro. vaṁśo 'yaṁ vistarāc chrutaḥ. yatra viśva-sṛjāṁ sargo. manūn anyān vadasva
CANTO 8
Chapter One
Chapter One
Payers Svāyambhuva Manu
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śrī-rājovāca
svāyambhuvasyeha guro
vaṁśo 'yaṁ vistarāc chrutaḥ
yatra viśva-sṛjāṁ sargo
manūn anyān vadasva naḥ
King Parīkṣit said: O guru! I have heard in detail about the dynasty of Svāyambhuva Manu in which the Prajāpatis carried out creation. Please describe the other Manus.
Offering respects to guru and Kṛṣṇa, the ocean of mercy, I take shelter of Śrī-Śukadeva, the eye of the universe, and master of the worlds. I offer myself and everything I possess to he who is the life of the gopīs and who is the controller, for service to his dear devotees.
The quality of the Manvantara period is establishment of dharma. Six of the Manus who institute that dharma will be described in the twenty-four chapters of the Eighth Canto. One chapter describes four Manvantaras. Three chapters describe the story of Gajendra and the fifth Manu. Eight chapters describe the sixth Manu, Cākṣuṣa, the churning of the ocean and obtaining nectar from it. One chapter describes the seventh Manu, Vaivasvata or Śrāddhadeva, and one chapter describes his activities. Nine chapters describe Vāmanadeva (who appeared in Vaivasvata Manvantara) and one chapter describes Matsya.
The First Chapter describes the prayers of Svāyambhuva Manu and also describes the first four Manus. Blissful on hearing the dynasties of Svāyambhuva starting in the Fourth Canto, and the stories about Prahlāda and others, Parīkṣit wanted to know about the other Manus. Thus he begins by asking this question.
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manvantare harer janma
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