Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3

Sanskrit:

यज्ञादयो या: कथिता: पौरुष्यस्तनवो नृप ।मन्वादयो जगद्यात्रां नयन्त्याभि: प्रचोदिता: ॥ ३ ॥

ITRANS:

yajñādayo yāḥ kathitāḥpauruṣyas tanavo nṛpamanv-ādayo jagad-yātrāṁnayanty ābhiḥ pracoditāḥ

Translation:

O King, I have already described to you various incarnations of the Lord, such as Yajña. The Manus and others are chosen by these incarnations, under whose direction they conduct the universal affairs.

Purport:

The Manus execute the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations.