Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 14: The System of Universal Management. Text 2

श्रीऋषिरुवाच
मनवो मनुपुत्राश्च मुनयश्च महीपते ।
इन्द्राः सुरगणाश्चैव सर्वे पुरुषशासनाः ॥२॥

Å›rÄ«-ṛṣir uvÄca
manavo manu-putrÄÅ› ca
munayaś ca mahī-pate
indrÄḥ sura-gaṇÄÅ› caiva
sarve puruá¹£a-Å›ÄsanÄḥ

 Å›rÄ«-ṛṣiḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; manavaḥ - all the Manus; manu-putrÄḥ - all the sons of Manu; ca - and; munayaḥ - all the great sages; ca - and; mahÄ«-pate - O King; indrÄḥ - all the Indras; sura-gaṇÄḥ - the demigods; ca - and; eva - certainly; sarve - all of them; puruá¹£a-Å›ÄsanÄḥ - under the rule of the Supreme person.


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Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: The Manus, the sons of Manu, the great sages, the Indras and all the demigods, O King, are appointed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations such as Yajña.

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