श्रीऋषिरुवाच मनवो ऽस्मिन्व्यतीताः षट्कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादयः आद्यस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भवः
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca manavo 'smin vyatītāḥ ṣaṭ kalpe svāyambhuvādayaḥ ādyas te kathito yatra devādīnāṁ ca sambhavaḥ
Synonyms
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca—the great saint Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; manavaḥ—Manus; asmin—during this period (one day of Brahmā); vyatītāḥ—already past; ṣaṭ—six; kalpe—in this duration of Brahmā's day; svāyambhuva—Svāyambhuva Manu; ādayaḥ—and others; ādyaḥ—the first one (Svāyambhuva); te—unto you; kathitaḥ—I have already described; yatra—wherein; deva-ādīnām—of all the demigods; ca—also; sambhavaḥ—the appearance..
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the present kalpa there have already been six Manus. I have described to you Svāyambhuva Manu and the appearance of many demigods. In this kalpa of Brahmā, Svāyambhuva is the first Manu.