I am now about to explain (listen, great saint, with attention to the delightful story of Râma, which can cleanse all the stains of the world and bring man to heaven):
Manu, the son of the self-existing, had to wife Satarupa, and of them were born the whole human race; even to this day the fame of their virtue and conjugal fidelity is celebrated in the scriptures. Their son was King Uttânapâda, who begot Hari’s faithful client Dhruva. The younger son, by name Priyavrata, is mentioned with praise both by the Vedas and Puranas. Their daughter, Devahuti, became the devoted wife of Saint Kardama, and in her womb the eternal Lord God, in his mercy and compassion, planted Kapila, the author of the Sânkhya philosophy, the divine exponent of the theory of entities. This Manu reigned a long while, keeping all God’s commandments.
But in a palace complete detachment from the senses is impracticable. Old age came upon him and he thought with grief: “My life has been spent without any true devotion to Hari.”
Then perforce he resigned the throne to his son, and with his queen repaired to the forest, to Naimisha, famous among all holy places as specially sacred and liberal of success. Glad of heart, King Manu sought the spot where dwelt the company of saints and sages; and as the resolute pair passed along the way they seemed incarnations of Wisdom and Faith. On reaching the bank of the Gomati, they bathed with delight in the clear stream; and there the inspired saints and sages came to meet them, recognizing in the king a champion of religion. Devoutly they took them to visit each different shrine, and with wasted body, clad in hermit’s robes, they are ever in the assembly of the faithful listening to the Puranas.
Manu, the son of the self-existing, had to wife Satarupa, and of them were born the whole human race; even to this day the fame of their virtue and conjugal fidelity is celebrated in the scriptures. Their son was King Uttânapâda, who begot Hari’s faithful client Dhruva. The younger son, by name Priyavrata, is mentioned with praise both by the Vedas and Puranas. Their daughter, Devahuti, became the devoted wife of Saint Kardama, and in her womb the eternal Lord God, in his mercy and compassion, planted Kapila, the author of the Sânkhya philosophy, the divine exponent of the theory of entities. This Manu reigned a long while, keeping all God’s commandments.
But in a palace complete detachment from the senses is impracticable. Old age came upon him and he thought with grief: “My life has been spent without any true devotion to Hari.”
Then perforce he resigned the throne to his son, and with his queen repaired to the forest, to Naimisha, famous among all holy places as specially sacred and liberal of success. Glad of heart, King Manu sought the spot where dwelt the company of saints and sages; and as the resolute pair passed along the way they seemed incarnations of Wisdom and Faith. On reaching the bank of the Gomati, they bathed with delight in the clear stream; and there the inspired saints and sages came to meet them, recognizing in the king a champion of religion. Devoutly they took them to visit each different shrine, and with wasted body, clad in hermit’s robes, they are ever in the assembly of the faithful listening to the Puranas.