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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.1.4

श्रीऋषिरुवाच मनवोऽस्मिन्व्यतीता: षट् कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादय: । आद्यस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भव: ॥ ४ ॥
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
[shree-rishir uvaacha]
manavo ’smin vyatītāḥ ṣaṭ
[manavo ’smin vyateetaah shat]
kalpe svāyambhuvādayaḥ
[kalpe svaayambhuvaadayah]
ādyas te kathito yatra
[aadyas te kathito yatra]
devādīnāṁ ca sambhavaḥ
[devaadeenaam cha sambhavah]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca
the great saint Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
manavo ’smin vyatītāḥ ṣaṭ
manavaḥ
Manus
kalpe svāyambhuvādayaḥ
ādyas te kathito yatra
asmin
during this period (one day of Brahmā)
vyatītāḥ
already past
devādīnāṁ ca sambhavaḥ
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.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
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Personal Guidance
One day of Brahmā contains fourteen Manus, and six have already passed in our current kalpa. Time is vast and orderly under the Lord's arrangement. Realizing this scale humbles the false urgency of our small ambitions and invites trust in cosmic order.
Reflection Questions
  • How does the immensity of Vedic time change the weight I give to my daily worries?
  • What would I do differently today if I deeply felt I am one tiny actor in a long cosmic play?
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