sri-raja uvaca—King Pariksit said; manvantaresu—in the reign of each Manu; bhagavan—O great sage; yatha—as; manu-adayah—the Manus and others; tu—but; ime—these; yasmin—in which; karmani—activities; ye—which persons; yena—by whom; niyuktah—appointed; tat—that; vadasva—kindly describe; me—to me.