Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.8
तुषिता नाम ते देवा आसन्स्वायम्भुवान्तरे ।
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tuṣitā nāma te devā
[tushitaa naama te devaa]
āsan svāyambhuvāntare
[aasan svaayambhuvaantare]
marīci-miśrā ṛṣayo
[mareechi-mishraa rishayo]
yajñaḥ sura-gaṇeśvaraḥ
[yajnah sura-ganeshvarah]
Word-for-word
tuṣitāḥ
—
the category of the Tuṣitas
nāma
—
of the name
te
—
all of them
devāḥ
—
demigods
āsan
—
became
svāyambhuva
—
the name of the Manu
antare
—
at that period
marīci-miśrāḥ
—
headed by Marīci
ṛṣayaḥ
—
great sages
yajñaḥ
—
the incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu
sura-gaṇa-īśvaraḥ
—
the king of the demigods.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tuṣitā nāma te devā
tuṣitāḥ
the category of the Tuṣitas
nāma
of the name
te
all of them
devāḥ
demigods
āsan svāyambhuvāntare
āsan
became
svāyambhuva
the name of the Manu
antare
at that period
marīci-miśrā ṛṣayo
marīci-miśrāḥ
headed by Marīci
ṛṣayaḥ
great sages
yajñaḥ sura-gaṇeśvaraḥ
yajñaḥ
the incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu
sura-gaṇa-īśvaraḥ
the king of the demigods.
During the time of Svāyambhuva Manu, these sons all became the demigods collectively named the Tuṣitas. Marīci became the head of the seven ṛṣis, and Yajña became the king of the demigods, Indra.
Purport
During the life of Svāyambhuva Manu, six kinds of living entities were generated from the demigods known as the Tuṣitas, from the sages headed by Marīci, and from descendants of Yajña, king of the demigods, and all of them expanded their progeny to observe the order of the Lord to fill the universe with living entities. These six kinds of living entities are known as manus, devas, manu-putras, aṁśāvatāras, sureśvaras and ṛṣis. Yajña, being the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, became the leader of the demigods, Indra.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
During Svāyambhuva’s period, the Tuṣitas were the devatās, Marīci and others were the sages, and Yajña was the head of the devatās. Svāyambhuva Manu's two sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, became very powerful, and their sons and grandsons were active during that period.
Incidentally, six types of beings who preside during that Manvantara are described in two verses. It will be explained later:
manvantaraṁ manur devā manu-putrāḥ sureśvaraḥ
ṛṣayo 'ṁśāvatāraś ca hareḥ ṣaḍ vidham ucyate
In each reign of Manu, six types of personalities appear as manifestations of Lord Hari: the ruling Manu, the chief devatās, the sons of Manu, Indra, the great sages and the partial incarnations of the Supreme Lord. SB 12.7.15
In this verse the total comes to six because Svāyambhuva was Manu and Yajña took the role of Indra and the avatāra of the Lord.
Personal Guidance
The same Lord who fathered demigods earlier became Indra Himself in this manvantara — divine roles rotate, but the underlying person remains Kṛṣṇa. Behind every cosmic post is the one Personality. Don't get lost in the masks.
Reflection Questions
- Do I see the one Lord behind the many roles in life and scripture?
- Am I distracted by demigod hierarchies or focused on the Supreme?
My note
Source: vedabase.io