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यो ऽसौ सत्यव्रतो नाम राजर्षिर्द्रविडेश्वरः ।
ज्ञानं यो ऽतीतकल्पान्ते लेभे पुरुषसेवया ।
स वै विवस्वतः पुत्रो मनुरासीदिति श्रुतम् ।
त्वत्तस्तस्य सुताः प्रोक्ता इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखा नृपाः ॥ ३ ॥

yo 'sau satyavrato nama

rajarsir dravidesvarah

jnanam yo 'tita-kalpante

lebhe purusa-sevaya

sa vai vivasvatah putro

manur asid iti srutam

tvattas tasya sutah prokta

iksvaku-pramukha nrpah

yah asau-he who was known; satyavratah-Satyavrata; nama-by the name; raja-rsih-the saintly king; dravida-isvarah-the ruler of the Dravida countries; jnanam-knowledge; yah-one who; atita-kalpa-ante-at the end of the period of the last Manu, or at the end of the last millennium; lebhe-received; purusa-sevaya-by rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah-he; vai-indeed; vivasvatah-of Vivasvan; putrah-son; manuh asit-became the Vaivasvata Manu; iti-thus; srutam-I have already heard; tvattah-from you; tasya-his; sutah-sons; proktah-have been explained; iksvaku-pramukhah-headed by Iksvaku; nrpah-many kings.