Text 18] The Manus, Administrators of the Universe 29

(without being agitated by material conditions); drstvué—upon seeing
(him); asuréh—the demons; yatudhénah—the Raksasas; jagdhum—
desired to devour; abhyadravan—running very fast; ksudhad—to satisfy
their appetite.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Svayambhuva Manu was thus in a
trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the
Upanisads. Upon seeing him, the Raksasas and asuras, being very
hungry, wanted to devour him. Therefore they ran after him with
great speed.

TEXT 18

aerating tea aa: erat ete |
aa: ofiadt Zaecararag Ger 211
tarns tathdvasitan viksya
yajfiah sarva-gato harih
yamaih parivrto devair
hatvasasat tri-vistapam

tan—the demons and Raksasas; tatha—in that way; avasitan—who
were determined to devour Svayambhuva Manu; viksya —upon observ-
ing; yajfiah—Lord Visnu, known as Yajiia; sarva-gatah—who is seated
in everyone’s heart; harih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
yamaih—with His sons named the Yamas; parivrtah—surrounded;
devaih—by the demigods; hatvé—after killing (the demons); asasat—
ruled (taking the post of Indra); tri-vistapam—the heavenly planets.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, Visnu, who sits in everyone’s heart, appear-
ing as Yajiiapati, observed that the Raksasas and demons were
going to devour Svayambhuva Manu. Thus the Lord, accompanied
by His sons named the Yamas and by all the other demigods, killed
the demons and Raksasas. He then took the post of Indra and
began to rule the heavenly kingdom.
