SB 8.1.19 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

स्वारोचिषो द्वितीयस्तु मनुरग्ने: सुतोऽभवत् । द्युमत्सुषेणरोचिष्मत्प्रमुखास्तस्य चात्मजा: ॥ १९ ॥

Verse text

svārociṣo dvitīyas tu manur agneḥ suto ’bhavat dyumat-suṣeṇa-rociṣmat pramukhās tasya cātmajāḥ

Synonyms

svārociṣaḥ — Svārociṣa ; dvitīyaḥ — the second ; tu — indeed ; manuḥ — Manu ; agneḥ — of Agni ; sutaḥ — the son ; abhavat — became ; dyumat — Dyumat ; suṣeṇa — Suṣeṇa ; rociṣmat — Rociṣmat ; pramukhāḥ — beginning with them ; tasya — of him (Svārociṣa) ; ca — also ; ātma — jāḥ — sons .

Translation

The son of Agni named Svārociṣa became the second Manu. His several sons were headed by Dyumat, Suṣeṇa and Rociṣmat.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The son of Agni named Svārociṣa became the second Manu. His sons were headed by Dyumat, Suṣeṇa and Rociṣmat. Each Manvantara has six elements. It is said: manvantaraṁ manur devā manu-putrāḥ sureśvarāḥ rṣayo 'ṁśāvatārāś ca hareḥ ṣaḍ-vidham ucyate Manvantaram means the reign of Manu, during which six types of personalities carry out specific duties: the ruling Manu, the devatās, the sons of Manu, Indra, the great sages and the partial incarnations of the Supreme Lord. SB 12.7.15 In the first Manvantara, Svāyambhuva was Manu, his sons were Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, the devatās were Yāma and others, and the seven sages were Marīci and others. Yajṣa was the avatāra and he also became Indra. These have been described in the Fourth Canto. Twelve verses now describe these six elements for the second, third and fourth Manvantaras.

Purport

manvantaraṁ manur devā manu-putrāḥ sureśvaraḥ ṛṣayo ’ṁśāvatāraś ca hareḥ ṣaḍ vidham ucyate There are many incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Manu, the manu-putrāḥ (the sons of Manu), the king of the heavenly planets, and the seven great sages are all partial incarnations of the Supreme Lord. Manu himself, his sons Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, the demigods created by Dakṣa, and the ṛṣis like Marīci were all partial incarnations of the Lord during the reign of Svāyambhuva Manu. During that time, the incarnation of the Lord as Yajṣa took charge of ruling the heavenly planets. The next Manu was Svārociṣa. The Manus and the sages and demigods are further described in the following eleven verses.