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Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

Verse 4 of 33
SB 8.1.4

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 uvācathe great saint Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; manavaḥManus; asminduring this period (one day of Brahmā); vyatītāḥalready past; ṣaṭsix; kalpein this duration of Brahmā's day; svāyambhuvaSvāyambhuva Manu; ādayaḥand others; ādyaḥthe first one (Svāyambhuva); teunto you; kathitaḥI have already described; yatrawherein; deva-ādīnāmof all the demigods; caalso; sambhavaḥthe 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.

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