Madhya-līlā

Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 320 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.320

ব্রহ্মার একদিনে হয চৌদ্দ মন্বন্তর চৌদ্দ অবতার তাহাঙ্করেন ঈশ্বর

ब्रह्मार एकदिने हय चौद्द मन्वन्तर चौद्द अवतार ताहाङ्करेन ईश्वर

brahmāra eka-dine haya caudda manvantara caudda avatāra tāhāṅ karena īśvara

Synonyms

brahmāra eka-dinein one day of Brahmā; hayathere are; caudda14; manu-antarachanges of Manu; caudda14; avatāraincarnations; tāhāṅin that time; karenamanifests; īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead..

Translation

"In one day of Brahmā, there are fourteen changes of the Manus, and all those fourteen Manus are considered incarnations manifested by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Purport

In one day of Brahmā, there are 14 Manus, and all of them are considered to be manvantara-avatāras of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus in one month of Brahmā's life, there are 420 manvantara-avatāras, or Manus. In one year (360 days) of Brahmā's life, there are 5,040 Manu incarnations. Thus for the one hundred years of Brahmā's life, there is a total of 504,000 manvantara-avatāras.

Verse 320 of 399
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