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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.11.25
manvantaresu manavas
SYNONYMS
manu-antaresu -- after the dissolution of each and every Manu; manavah -- other Manus; tat-vamsyah -- and their descendants; rsayah -- the seven famous sages; surah -- devotees of the Lord; bhavanti -- flourish; ca eva -- also all of them; yugapat -- simultaneously; sura-isah -- demigods like Indra; ca -- and; anu -- followers; ye -- all; ca -- also; tan -- them.
TRANSLATION
After the dissolution of each and every Manu, the next Manu comes in order, along with his descendants, who rule over the different planets; but the seven famous sages, and demigods like Indra and their followers, such as the Gandharvas, all appear simultaneously with Manu.
PURPORT
There are fourteen Manus in one day of Brahma, and each of them has different descendants.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness