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श्रीमनव ऊचुः मनवो वयं तव निदेशकारिणो ।
दितिजेन देव परिभूतसेतवः भवता खलः स उपसंहृतः प्रभो ।
करवाम ते किमनुशाधि किङ्करान् ॥ ४८ ॥
 
sri-manava ucuh
manavo vayam tava nidesa-karino
ditijena deva paribhuta-setavah
bhavata khalah sa upasamhrtah prabho
karavama te kim anusadhi kiṅkaran
sri-manavah ucuh-all the Manus offered their respectful obeisances by saying; manavah-the leaders of the universal affairs (especially in connection with giving knowledge to humanity about how to live lawfully under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead); vayam-we; tava-of Your Lordship; nidesa-karinah-the carriers of the orders; diti-jena-by Hiranyakasipu, the son of Diti; deva-O Lord; paribhuta-disregarded; setavah-whose laws of morality concerning the varnasrama system in human society; bhavata-by Your Lordship; khalah-the most envious rascal; sah-he; upasamhrtah-killed; prabho-O Lord; karavama-shall we do; te-Your; kim-what; anusadhi-please direct; kiṅkaran-Your eternal servants.