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TEXT 9
'vaivasvata'-nama ei saptama manv-antara
sataisa catur-yuga tahara antara
SYNONYMS
vaivasvata-namanamed Vaivasvata; eithis; saptamaseventh; manu-antaraperiod of Manu; sataisatwenty-seven; catuh-yugacycles of four ages; taharaof that; antaraperiod.
TRANSLATION
The present Manu, who is the seventh, is called Vaivasvata [the son of Vivasvan]. Twenty-seven divya-yugas [27 x 4,320,000 solar years] of his age have now passed.
PURPORT
The names of the fourteen Manus are as follows: (1) Svayambhuva, (2) Svarocisa, (3) Uttama, (4) Tamasa, (5) Raivata, (6) Caksusa, (7) Vaivasvata, (8) Savarni, (9) Daksa-savarni, (10) Brahma-savarni, (11) Dharma-savarni, (12) Rudraputra (Rudra-savarni), (13) Raucya, or Deva-savarni, (14) and Bhautyaka, or Indra-savarni.
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