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SB 12.7.15

Devanāgarī

मन्वन्तरं मनुर्देवा मनुपुत्रा: सुरेश्वरा: । ऋषयोऽशांवताराश्च हरे: षड्‌विधमुच्यते ॥ १५ ॥

Text

manvantaraṁ manur devā manu-putrāḥ sureśvarāḥ ṛṣayo ’ṁśāvatārāś ca hareḥ ṣaḍ-vidham ucyate

Synonyms

manu-antaram—the reign of each Manu;manuḥ—the Manu;devāḥ—the demigods;manu-putrāḥ—the sons of Manu;sura-īśvarāḥ—the different Indras;ṛṣayaḥ—the chief sages;aṁśa-avatārāḥ—the incarnations of portions of the Supreme Lord;ca—and;hareḥ—of Lord Hari;ṣaṭ-vidham—sixfold;ucyate—is said.

Translation

In each reign of Manu, six types of personalities appear as manifestations of Lord Hari: the ruling Manu, the chief demigods, the sons of Manu, Indra, the great sages and the partial incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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