श्रीऋषिरुवाच मनवोऽस्मिन्व्यतीता: षट् कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादय: । आद्यस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भव: ॥ 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
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.