Devanagari
श्रीऋषिरुवाच
मनवोऽस्मिन्व्यतीता: षट् कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादय: ।
आद्यस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भव: ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
manavo ’smin vyatītāḥ ṣaṭ
kalpe svāyambhuvādayaḥ
ādyas te kathito yatra
devādīnāṁ ca sambhavaḥ
Synonyms
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca
—
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the present day of Brahmā, six Manus starting with Svāyambhuva have passed. I have described to you Svāyambhuva Manu, during whose period the devatās and other living entities appeared.
Among them the first (ādyaḥ), Svāyambhuva has been described to you.