manuḥ syandanam āsthāya
śātakaumbha-paricchadam
āropya svāṁ duhitaraṁ
sa-bhāryaḥ paryaṭan mahīm
manuḥ - Svāyambhuva Manu; syandanam - the chariot; āsthāya - having mounted; śātakaumbha - made of gold; paricchadam - the outer cover; āropya - putting on; svām - his own; duhitaram - daughter; sa-bhāryaḥ - along with his wife; paryaṭan - traveling all over; mahīm - the globe.
The Emperor Manu, as the great ruler of the world, could have engaged an agent to find a suitable husband for his daughter, but because he loved her just as a father should, he himself left his state on a golden chariot, with only his wife, to find her a suitable husband.