vyāharantaṁ samāhitam
vyāharantaṁ samāhitam
dṛṣṭvāsurā yātudhānā
jagdhum abhyadravan kṣudhā
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Seeing Svāyambhuva Manu chant the mantras with concentration, the hungry demons attacked him in order to eat him.
Seeing him in samādhi chanting the mantras of this Upaniṣad, and thinking he was a helpless person in deep sleep, demons approached him to eat him, because they were hungry.
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tāṁs tathāvasitān vīkṣya
yajñaḥ sarva-gato hariḥ
yāmaiḥ parivṛto devair
hatvāśāsat tri-viṣṭapam
Seeing the demons about to devour him, Yajña, who pervades everywhere, killed the demons and then ruled in Svarga, surrounded by the Yāmas and the devatās.
The Yāmas mentioned are the sons of Yajñā.
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svārociṣo dvitīyas tu
manur agneḥ suto 'bhavat
dyumat-suṣeṇa-rociṣmat
pramukhās tasya cātmajāḥ
The son of Agni named Svārociṣa became the second Manu. His sons were headed by Dyumat, Suṣeṇa and Rociṣmat.
Each Manvantara has six elements. It is said:
manvantaraṁ manur devā manu-putrāḥ sureśvarāḥ
rṣayo 'ṁśāvatārāś ca hareḥ ṣaḍ-vidham ucyate
Manvantaram means the reign of Manu, during which six types of personalities carry out specific duties: the ruling Manu, the devatās, the sons of Manu, Indra, the great sages and the partial incarnations of the Supreme Lord. SB 12.7.15
In the first Manvantara, Svāyambhuva was Manu, his sons were Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, the devatās were Yāma and others, and the seven sages were Marīci and others. Yajña was the avatāra and he also became Indra. These have been described in the Fourth Canto. Twelve verses now describe these six elements for the second, third and fourth Manvantaras.
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tatrendro rocanas tv āsīd
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