मन्वन्तरं मनुर्देवा मनुपुत्रा: सुरेश्वरा: । ऋषयोऽशांवताराश्च हरे: षड्विधमुच्यते ॥ १५ ॥
manvantaraṁ manur devā manu-putrāḥ sureśvarāḥ ṛṣayo ’ṁśāvatārāś ca hareḥ ṣaḍ-vidham ucyate
- manu-antaram
- the reign of each Manu
- manuḥ
- the Manu
- devāḥ
- the demigods
- manu-putrāḥ
- the sons of Manu
- sura-īśvarāḥ
- the different Indras
- ṛṣayaḥ
- the chief sages
- aṁśa-avatārāḥ
- the incarnations of portions of the Supreme Lord
- ca
- and
- hareḥ
- of Lord Hari
- ṣaṭ-vidham
- sixfold
- ucyate
- is said
In each reign of Manu, six types of personalities appear as manifestations of Lord Hari: the ruling Manu, the chief demigods, the sons of Manu, Indra, the great sages and the partial incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.