Text 18] The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
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(without being agitated by material conditions);  dṛṣṭvā —upon seeing (him);  asurāḥ —the demons;  yātudhānāḥ —the Rākṣasas;  jagdhum —desired to devour;  abhyadravan —running very fast;  kṣudhā —to satisfy their appetite.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Svāyambhuva Manu was thus in a trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the Upaniṣads. Upon seeing him, the Rākṣasas and asuras, being very hungry, wanted to devour him. Therefore they ran after him with great speed.
TEXT 18
तांस्तथावसितान् वीक्ष्य यज्ञः सर्वगतो हरिः । यामैः परिवृतो देवैर्हत्वाशासत् त्रिविष्टपम् ॥१८॥
tāris tathāvasitān vikṣya yajñaḥ sarva-gato hariḥ yāmaiḥ parivṛto devair hatvāśāsat tri-viṣṭapam
tān —the demons and Rākṣasas;  tathā —in that way;  avasitān —who were determined to devour Svāyambhuva Manu;  vikṣya —upon observing;  yajñaḥ —Lord Viṣṇu, known as Yajña;  sarva-gataḥ —who is seated in everyone's heart;  hariḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  yāmaiḥ —with His sons named the Yāmas;  parivṛtaḥ —surrounded;  devaiḥ —by the demigods;  hatvā —after killing (the demons);  aśāsat —ruled (taking the post of Indra);  tri-viṣṭapam —the heavenly planets.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, who sits in everyone's heart, appearing as Yajñapati, observed that the Rākṣasas and demons were going to devour Svāyambhuva Manu. Thus the Lord, accompanied by His sons named the Yāmas and by all the other demigods, killed the demons and Rākṣasas. He then took the post of Indra and began to rule the heavenly kingdom.