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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 1]
Supreme Lord's body is never created. There is no difference between the Supreme Lord and His body, but the conditioned soul, although eternal, is different from his body.
TEXT 4
श्रीऋषिरुवाच
मनवोऽसिन्व्यतीताः षट् कल्पे स्वायम्भुवादयः।
आधस्ते कथितो यत्र देवादीनां च सम्भवः ॥ ४ ॥
śrī-ṛṣīr uvāca manavo 'smin vyatītāḥ ṣaṭ kalpe svāyambhuvādayaḥ ādyas te kathito yatra devādīnāṁ ca sambhavaḥ
śrī-ṛṣīḥ uvāca—the great saint Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; manavaḥ—Manus; asmin—during this period (one day of Brahmā); vyatītāḥ—already past; ṣaṭ—six; kalpe—in this duration of Brahmā's day; svāyambhuva—Svāyambhuva Manu; ādayaḥ—and others; ādyaḥ—the first one (Svāyambhuva); te—unto you; kathitaḥ—I have already described; yatra—wherein; deva-ādīnāṁ—of all the demigods; ca—also; sambhavaḥ—the appearance.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the present kalpa there have already been six Manus. I have described to you Svāyambhuva Manu and the appearance of many demigods. In this kalpa of Brahmā, Svāyambhuva is the first Manu.
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आकृत्यां देवहृत्यां च दुहित्रोस्तस्य वै मनोः । धर्मज्ञानोपदेशार्थं भगवान्पुत्रतां गतः ॥ ५ ॥
ākūtyāṁ devahūtyāṁ ca duhitros tasya vai manoḥ