SB 3.11.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

मन्वन्तरेषु मनवस् तद्वंश्या ऋषयः सुराः ।
भवन्ति चैव युगपत् सुरेशाश्चानु ये च तान् ॥ २५ ॥

manv-antaresu manavas

tad-vamsya rsayah surah

bhavanti caiva yugapat

suresas canu ye ca tan

manu-antaresu-after the dissolution of each and every Manu; manavah-other Manus; tat-vamsyah-and their descendants; rsayah-the seven famous sages; surah-devotees of the Lord; bhavanti-flourish; ca eva-also all of them; yugapad-simultaneously; sura-isah-demigods like Indra; ca-and; anu-followers; ye-all; ca-also; tan-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 Brahma, and each of them has different descendants.