sri-raja uvaca—the King (Maharaja Pariksit) said; svayambhuvasya—of the great personality Svayambhuva Manu; iha—in this connection; guro—O my spiritual master; vamsah—dynasty; ayam—this; vistarat—extensively; srutah—I have heard (from you); yatra—wherein; visva-srjam—of the great personalities known as the prajapatis, such as Marici; sargah—creation, involving the birth of many sons and grandsons from the daughters of Manu; manun—Manus; anyan—other; vadasva—kindly describe; nah—to us.