SB 12.4.2 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

चतुर्युगसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मणो दिनमुच्यते । स कल्पो यत्र मनवश्चतुर्दश विशाम्पते ॥ २ ॥

Verse text

catur-yuga-sahasraṁ tu brahmaṇo dinam ucyate sa kalpo yatra manavaś caturdaśa viśām-pate

Synonyms

catuḥ — yuga — four ages ; sahasram — one thousand ; tu — indeed ; brahmaṇaḥ — of Lord Brahmā ; dinam — the day ; ucyate — is said ; saḥ — that ; kalpaḥ — a kalpa ; yatra — in which ; manavaḥ — original progenitors of mankind ; caturdaśa — fourteen ; viśām — pate — O King .

Translation

One thousand cycles of four ages constitute a single day of Brahmā, known as a kalpa. In that period, O King, fourteen Manus come and go.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

One thousand cycles of four ages constitute a single day of Brahmā, known as a kalpa. In that period, O King, there are fourteen Manus.