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SB 3.11.25

Devanāgarī

मन्वन्तरेषु मनवस्तद्वंश्या ऋषय: सुरा: । भवन्ति चैव युगपत्सुरेशाश्चानु ये च तान् ॥ २५ ॥

Text

manvantareṣu manavas tad-vaṁśyā ṛṣayaḥ surāḥ bhavanti caiva yugapat sureśāś cānu ye ca tān

Synonyms

manu-antareṣu—after the dissolution of each and every Manu;manavaḥ—other Manus;tat-vaṁśyāḥ—and their descendants;ṛṣayaḥ—the seven famous sages;surāḥ—devotees of the Lord;bhavanti—flourish;caeva—also all of them;yugapat—simultaneously;sura-īśāḥ—demigods like Indra;ca—and;anu—followers;ye—all;ca—also;tān—them.

Translation

After the dissolution of each and every Manu, the next Manu comes in order, along with his descendants, who rule over the different planets; but the seven famous sages, and demigods like Indra and their followers, such as the Gandharvas, all appear simultaneously with Manu.

Purport

There are fourteen Manus in one day of Brahmā, and each of them has different descendants.
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