SB 8.1.4

TEXT 4

TEXT

श्रीऋषिरुवाच
मनवो ऽस्मिन्व्यतीताः षट् कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादयः ।
आद्यस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भवः ॥ ४ ॥

sri-rsir uvaca

manavo 'smin vyatitah sat

kalpe svayambhuvadayah

adyas te kathito yatra

devadinam ca sambhavah

sri-rsih uvaca-the great saint Sukadeva Gosvami said; manavah-Manus; asmin-during this period (one day of Brahma); vyatitah-already past; sat-six; kalpe-in this duration of Brahma's day; svayambhuva-Svayambhuva Manu; adayah-and others; adyah-the first one (Svayambhuva); te-unto you; kathitah-I have already described; yatra-wherein; deva-adinam-of all the demigods; ca-also; sambhavah-the appearance.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: In the present kalpa there have already been six Manus. I have described to you Svayambhuva Manu and the appearance of many demigods. In this kalpa of Brahma, Svayambhuva is the first Manu.

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