Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 14, Text 01

SB 8.14.1

sri-rajovaca
manvantaresu bhagavan
 yatha manv-adayas tv ime
yasmin karmani ye yena
 niyuktas tad vadasva me
 
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada: 
 
Maharaja Pariksit inquired: O most opulent Sukadeva Gosvami, please explain to me how Manu and the others in each manvantara are engaged in their respective duties, and by whose order they are so engaged.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 14, Text 02