Text 4] Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 803
tasya vai duhita brahman
devahiititi visruta
patni prajapater ukta
kardamasya tvayanagha
tasya—of that Manu; vai—indeed; duhita—the daughter; brahman—O
holy brahmana; devahitti-named Devahiti; iti—thus; vigruta—was known;
patni—wife; prajapateh—of the lord of created beings; ukta—has been
spoken of; kardamasya—of Kardama Muni; tuaya—by you; anagha—O
sinless one.
TRANSLATION
Oholy brahmana, O sinless one, you have spoken of his daughter, known
by the name Devahiti, as the wife of the sage Kardama, the lord of created
beings.
PURPORT
Here we are speaking of Svayambhuva Manu, but in Bhagavad-gita we
hear about Vaivasvata Manu. The present age belongs to the Vaivasvata
Manu. Svayambhuva Manu was previously ruling, and his history begins
from the Varaha Age, or the millennium when the Lord appeared as the
boar. There are fourteen Manus in one day of the life of Brahma, and in
the life of each Manu there are particular incidents. The Vaivasvata Manu
of Bhagavad-gita is different from Svayambhuva Manu.
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tasyam sa vai maha-yogi
yuktayam yoga-laksanaih
sasarja katidha viryam
tan me susriisave vada
tasyam—in her; sah—Kardama Muni; vai—in fact; maha-yogi—great
mystic yogi; yuktayam—endowed; yoga-laksanaih—with the eightfold
symptoms of yogic perfection; sasarja—propagated; katicdha—how many
times; viryam—offspring; tat—that narration; me—to me; susrisave—who
am eager to hear; vada—tell.
