426 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 11

PURPORT

The duration of life of a Manu comprises seventy-one sets of four mil-
lenniums, as described in the Visnu Purana. The duration of life of one
Manu is about 852,000 years in the calculation of the demigods, or, in the
calculation of human beings, 306,720,000 years.

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manv-antaresu manavas
tad-vamsya rsayah surah

bhavanti caiva yugapat
suresas canu ye ca tan

manu-antaresu—after the dissolution of each and every Manu; manavah—
other Manus; tat-vamsyah—and their descendants; rsayah—the seven famous
sages; swrah—devotees of the Lord; bhavanti—flourish; ca eva—also all of
them; yugapad—simultaneously; sura-ifah—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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esa dainandinah sargo
brahmas trailokya-vartanah
