# SB 3.22.38 > यः पृष्टो मुनिभिः प्राह धर्मान्नानाविधान्छुभान् । > नृणां वर्णाश्रमाणां च सर्वभूतहितः सदा ॥३८॥ ## Text > yaḥ pṛṣṭo munibhiḥ prāha > dharmān nānā-vidhāñ chubhān > nṛṇāṁ varṇāśramāṇāṁ ca > sarva-bhūta-hitaḥ sadā ## Synonyms *yaḥ*—who; *pṛṣṭaḥ*—being questioned; *munibhiḥ*—by the sages; *prāha*—spoke; *dharmān*—the duties; *nānā*-*vidhān*—many varieties; *śubhān*—auspicious; *nṛṇām*—of human society; *varṇa*-*āśramāṇām*—of the *varṇas* and *āśramas*; *ca*—and; *sarva*-*bhūta*—for all living beings; *hitaḥ*—who does welfare; *sadā*—always. ## Translation **In reply to questions asked by certain sages, he [Svāyambhuva Manu], out of compassion for all living entities, taught the diverse sacred duties of men in general and the different varṇas and āśramas.**