स्वायम्भुवस्य च मनोरंशः परमसम्मतः ।
कथ्यतां भगवन्यत्र मैथुनेनैधिरे प्रजाः ॥१॥
vidura uvÄca
svÄyambhuvasya ca manor
vamśaḥ parama-sammataḥ
kathyatÄá¹ bhagavan yatra
maithunenaidhire prajÄḥ
viduraḥ uvÄca - Vidura said; svÄyambhuvasya - of SvÄyambhuva; ca - and; manoḥ - of Manu; vamÅ›aḥ - the dynasty; parama - most; sammataḥ - esteemed; kathyatÄm - kindly describe; bhagavan - O worshipful sage; yatra - in which; maithunena - through sexual intercourse; edhire - multiplied; prajÄḥ - the progeny.
Vidura said: The line of SvÄyambhuva Manu was most esteemed. O worshipful sage, I beg you: Give me an account of this race, whose progeny multiplied through sexual intercourse.
Regulated sex life to generate good population is worth accepting. Actually, Vidura was not interested in hearing the history of persons who merely engaged in sex life, but he was interested in the progeny of SvÄyambhuva Manu because in that dynasty good devotee kings appeared who protected their subjects very carefully with spiritual knowledge. By hearing the history of their activities, therefore, one becomes more enlightened. An important word used in this connection is parama-sammataḥ, which indicates that the progeny created by SvÄyambhuva Manu and his sons was approved of by great authorities. In other words, sex life for creating exemplary population is acceptable to all sages and authorities of Vedic scripture.
