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श्रीराजोवाच देवासुरनृणां सर्गो ।
नागानां मृगपक्षिणाम् सामासिकस्त्वया प्रोक्तो ।
यस्तु स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे तस्यैव व्यासमिच्छामि ।
ज्ञातुं ते भगवन्यथा अनुसर्गं यया शक्त्या ।
ससर्ज भगवान्परः ॥ २ ॥

sri-rajovaca

devasura-nrnam sargo

naganam mrga-paksinam

samasikas tvaya prokto

yas tu svayambhuve 'ntare

tasyaiva vyasam icchami

jnatum te bhagavan yatha

anusargam yaya saktya

sasarja bhagavan parah

sri-raja uvaca-the King said; deva-asura-nrnam-of the demigods, the demons and the human beings; sargah-the creation; naganam-of the Nagas (serpentine living entities); mrga-paksinam-of the beasts and birds; samasikah-briefly; tvaya-by you; proktah-described; yah-which; tu-however; svayambhuve-of Svayambhuva Manu; antare-within the period; tasya-of this; eva-indeed; vyasam-the detailed account; icchami-I wish; jnatum-to know; te-from you; bhagavan-O my lord; yatha-as well as; anusargam-the subsequent creation; yaya-by which; saktya-potency; sasarja-created; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parah-transcendental.