Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Chapter 8: Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest. Text 7

प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ शतरूपापतेः सुतौ ।
वासुदेवस्य कलया रक्षायां जगतः स्थितौ ॥७॥

priyavratottÄnapÄdau
Å›atarÅ«pÄ-pateḥ sutau
vÄsudevasya kalayÄ
raká¹£ÄyÄá¹ jagataḥ sthitau

 priyavrata - Priyavrata; uttÄnapÄdau - UttÄnapÄda; Å›atarÅ«pÄ-pateḥ - of Queen ÅšatarÅ«pÄ and her husband, Manu; sutau - the two sons; vÄsudevasya - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalayÄ - by plenary expansion; raká¹£ÄyÄm - for the protection; jagataḥ - of the world; sthitau - for the maintenance.


Text

SvÄyambhuva Manu had two sons by his wife, ÅšatarÅ«pÄ, and the names of the sons were UttÄnapÄda and Priyavrata. Because both of them were descendants of a plenary expansion of VÄsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they were very competent to rule the universe to maintain and protect the citizens.

Purport

It is said that these two kings, UttÄnapÄda and Priyavrata, were specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, unlike the great King Ṛṣabha, who was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.