150 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 3

tatah—after that; saptame—the seventh in the line; akiityam—in the
womb of Akiti; receh—by Prajapati Ruci; yajfiah—the Lord’s incarnation
as Yajiia; abhyajayata—advented; sah—He; yama-ddyaih—with Yama, etc.;
sura-ganaih—with demigods; apat—ruled; svayambhuva-antaram—the
change of the period of Svaymbhuva Manu.

TRANSLATION

The seventh incarnation was Yajiia, the son of Prajapati Ruci and his
wife Akiti. He controlled the period during the change of the Svayambhuva
Manu and was assisted by demigods such as His son Yama and others.

PURPORT

The administrative posts occupied by the demigods for maintaining the
regulations of the material world are offered to the highly elevated pious
living beings. When there is a scarcity of such pious living beings, the Lord
incarnates Himself as Brahma, Prajapati, Indra, etc., and takes up the
charge. During the period of Svayambhuva Manu (the present period is of
Vaivasvata Manu) there was no suitable living being who could occupy
the post of Indra, the King of the Indraloka (heaven) planet. The Lord
Himself at that time became Indra. Assisted by His own sons like Yama
and other demigods, Lord Yajjia ruled the administration of the universal
affairs.

TEXT 13

wey Rema I antala sera: |
aL AH SRI aaa (12 31

astame merudevyam tu
nabher jata urukramah

darsayan vartma dhiranam
sarvasrama-namask rtam

astame—the eighth of the incarnations; merudevyam tu—in the womb
of Merudevi, the wife of; nabheh— King Nabhi; jafah—took birth; urukramah
—the all-powerful Lord; darsayan—by showing; vartma—the way; dhiranam
—of the perfect beings; sarva—all; asrama—orders of life; namaskrtam—
honored by.
