तुषिता नाम ते देवा आसन्स्वायम्भुवान्तरे । मरीचिमिश्रा ऋषयो यज्ञ: सुरगणेश्वर: ॥ ८ ॥
tusita nama te deva asan svayambhuvantare marici-misra rsayo yajnah sura-ganesvarah
- tusitah
- the category of the Tusitas
- nama
- of the name
- te
- all of them
- devah
- demigods
- asan
- became
- svayambhuva
- the name of the Manu
- antare
- at that period
- marici-misrah
- headed by Marici
- rsayah
- great sages
- yajnah
- the incarnation of Lord Visnu
- sura-gana-isvarah
- the king of the demigods.
During the time of Svayambhuva Manu, these sons all became the demigods collectively named the Tusitas. Marici became the head of the seven rsis, and Yajna became the king of the demigods, Indra.