Vishnupurana 3.1.6-7
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.1.6-7
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.1.6
svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ manuḥ svārociṣas tathā
uttamas tāmasaś caiva raivataś cākṣuṣas tathā //
The first Manu was Swáyambhuva, then came Swárochisha, then Auttami, then Támasa, then Raivata, then Chákshusha: these six Manus have passed away. The Manu who presides over the seventh Manwantara, which is the present period, is Vaivaswata, the son of the sun.
3.1.7
ṣaḍ ete manavo 'tītāḥ sāmprataṃ tu raveḥ sutaḥ
vaivasvato 'yaṃ yasyaitat saptamaṃ vartate 'ntaram //
The first Manu was Swáyambhuva, then came Swárochisha, then Auttami, then Támasa, then Raivata, then Chákshusha: these six Manus have passed away. The Manu who presides over the seventh Manwantara, which is the present period, is Vaivaswata, the son of the sun.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Nāradapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit