śrī-rājā uvāca - the King said; deva-asura-nṛṇām - of the demigods, the demons and the human beings; sargaḥ - the creation; nāgānām - of the Nāgas (serpentine living entities); mṛga-pakṣiṇām - of the beasts and birds; sāmāsikaḥ - briefly; tvayā - by you; proktaḥ - described; yaḥ - which; tu - however; svāyambhuve - of Svāyambhuva Manu; antare - within the period; tasya - of this; eva - indeed; vyāsam - the detailed account; icchāmi - I wish; jñātum - to know; te - from you; bhagavan - O my lord; yathā - as well as; anusargam - the subsequent creation; yayā - by which; śaktyā - potency; sasarja - created; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; paraḥ - transcendental.

The blessed King said to Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear lord, the demigods, demons, human beings, Nāgas, beasts and birds were created during the reign of Svāyambhuva Manu. You have spoken about this creation briefly [in the Third Canto]. Now I wish to know about it elaborately. I also wish to know about the potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He brought about the secondary creation.