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ŚB 12.7.15

Devanagari

मन्वन्तरं मनुर्देवा मनुपुत्रा: सुरेश्वरा: ।
ऋषयोऽशांवताराश्च हरे: षड्‌विधमुच्यते ॥ १५ ॥

Text

manvantaraṁ manur devā
manu-putrāḥ sureśvarāḥ
ṛṣayo ’ṁśāvatārāś ca
hareḥ ṣaḍ-vidham ucyate

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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.