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विदुर उवाच
स्वायम्भुवस्य च मनोर् वंशः परमसम्मतः ।
कथ्यतां भगवन्यत्र मैथुनेनैधिरे प्रजाः ॥ १ ॥

vidura uvaca

svayambhuvasya ca manor

vamsah parama-sammatah

kathyatam bhagavan yatra

maithunenaidhire prajah

vidurah uvaca-Vidura said; svayambhuvasya-of Svayambhuva; ca-and; manoh-of Manu; vamsah-the dynasty; parama-most; sammatah-esteemed; kathyatam-kindly describe; bhagavan-O worshipful sage; yatra-in which; maithunena-through sexual intercourse; edhire-multiplied; prajah-the progeny.