176 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 10
one day of Brahma there are fourteen Manus, who each live for seventy-
one millenniums. The four yugas—Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali—
constitute one millennium. We are presently in the manvantara of
Vaivasvata Manu, who is mentioned in Bhagavad-gita (imam vivasvate
yogam proktavan aham avyayam/ vivasvan manave praha). We are now
in the twenty-eighth millennium of Vaivasvata Manu, but this fight took
place in the beginning of Vaivasvata Manu’s first millennium. One can
historically calculate how long ago the battle took place. Since each
millennium consists of 4,300,000 years and we are now in the twenty-
eighth millennium, some 120,400,000 years have passed since the battle
took place on the bank of the River Narmada.
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rudrair vasubhir ddityair
asvibhyam pitr-vahnibhih
marudbhir rbhubhih sadhyair
visvedevair marut-patim
drstva vajra-dharam sakram
rocamadnam svaya sriya
namrsyann asura rajan
mrdhe vrtra-purahsarah
_ rudraih—by the Rudras; vasubhih—by the Vasus; ddityaih—by the
Adityas; asvibhyam—by the Asvini-kumaras; pitr—by the Pitas;
vahnibhih—and the Vahnis; marudbhih—by the Maruts; rbhubhih—by
the Rbhus; sddhyaih—by the Sadhyas; visve-devaih—by the
Visvadevas; marut-patim—Indra, the heavenly King; drstvua—seeing:
vajra-dharam—bearing the thunderbolt; sakram—another name of In-
dra; rocamaénam—shining; svaya—by his own; sriya—opulence; na—
