SB 3.11.23

Devanāgarī

निशावसान आरब्धो लोककल्पोऽनुवर्तते । यावद्दिनं भगवतो मनून् भुञ्जंश्चतुर्दश ॥ २३ ॥

Text

niśāvasāna ārabdho loka-kalpo ’nuvartate yāvad dinaṁ bhagavato manūn bhuñjaṁś catur-daśa

Synonyms

niśā—night;avasāne—termination;ārabdhaḥ—beginning from;loka-kalpaḥ—further creation of the three worlds;anuvartate—follows;yāvat—until;dinam—the daytime;bhagavataḥ—of the lord (Brahmā);manūn—the Manus;bhuñjan—existing through;catuḥ-daśa—fourteen.

Translation

After the end of Brahmā’s night, the creation of the three worlds begins again in the daytime of Brahmā, and they continue to exist through the life durations of fourteen consecutive Manus, or fathers of mankind.

Purport