Vishnupurana 4.1.4

4.1.4

tadasya vaṃśasyanupūrvīmaśeṣavaṃśapāpapraṇāśanāya maitreyaitāṃ kathaṃ śṛṇu //

PARÁŚARA.--I will repeat to you, Maitreya, an account of the family of Manu, commencing with Brahmá, and graced by a number of religious, magnanimous, and heroic princes. Of which it is said, "The lineage of him shall never be extinct, who daily calls to mind the race of Manu, originating with Brahmá." Listen therefore, Maitreya, to the entire series of the princes of this family, by which all sin shall be effaced.