Seeing the power of Manu, like the gods seeing the might of Indra, the inhabitants of the Earth became stricken with fear and began to follow their respective duties. Manu then went round the world suppressing everywhere all acts of wickedness and compelling all men to follow their respective duties, like a cloud surcharged with rain.
तस्य दृष्ट्वा महत्त्वं ते महेन्द्रस्येव देवताः। अपतत्रसिरे सर्वे स्वधर्मे च ददुर्मनः॥ ततो महीं परिययौ पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्। शमयन् सर्वतः पापान् स्वकर्मसु च योजयन्॥