Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 3
Manvantara Administration: Appointment of Manus, Indras, and the Restoration of Dharma
यज्ञादयो या: कथिता: पौरुष्यस्तनवो नृप । मन्वादयो जगद्यात्रां नयन्त्याभि: प्रचोदिता: ॥ ३ ॥
yajñādayo yāḥ kathitāḥ pauruṣyas tanavo nṛpa manv-ādayo jagad-yātrāṁ nayanty ābhiḥ pracoditāḥ
大王啊，我已向你讲述过主的诸般化身，如“祭祀”化身（Yajña）。正是在这些化身的推动与指引下，摩奴等被拣选，并在其领导下处理宇宙事务。
The Manus execute the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations.
FAQs
This verse says that Manu and other administrators maintain the world’s course, being impelled and empowered by the Supreme Lord’s expansions such as Yajña.
Parīkṣit is hearing about cosmic governance; Śukadeva clarifies that worldly rulers like Manu do not act independently—divine forms of the Lord inspire and authorize their administration.
Do your responsibilities sincerely, while remembering the higher source of guidance—act as an instrument of dharma rather than from ego or the idea of independent control.