Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 39
Manu Offers Devahūti to Kardama; The Sage Accepts with a Devotional Vow
एतत्त आदिराजस्य मनोश्चरितमद्भुतम् । वर्णितं वर्णनीयस्य तदपत्योदयं शृणु ॥ ३९ ॥
etat ta ādi-rājasya manoś caritam adbhutam varṇitaṁ varṇanīyasya tad-apatyodayaṁ śṛṇu
私は、称え語るにふさわしい名声をもつ原初の王スヴァーヤンブヴァ・マヌの驚くべき行状を汝に語った。今はその娘デーヴァフーティーの興隆と繁栄を聞け。
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Third Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti.”
FAQs
This verse calls Manu the ādi-rāja (original king) and says his life is wondrous and worthy of glorification, establishing him as a foundational dharmic ruler in Bhagavatam’s sacred history.
Śukadeva signals a narrative shift: having completed Manu’s account, he prepares Parīkṣit to hear the emergence and activities of Manu’s progeny, through whom many Bhagavata lineages and teachings unfold.
It teaches attentive hearing (śṛṇu) and respect for saintly history—studying exemplary leaders and their lineages to learn dharma, responsibility, and devotion in one’s own life.