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SB 8.1.4

Devanāgarī

श्रीऋषिरुवाच मनवोऽस्मिन्व्यतीता: षट् कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादय: । आद्यस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भव: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

śrī-ṛṣir uvāca manavo ’smin vyatītāḥ ṣaṭ kalpe svāyambhuvādayaḥ ādyas te kathito yatra devādīnāṁ ca sambhavaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-ṛṣiḥuvāca—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.

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