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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.1.8
asan svayambhuvantare
SYNONYMS
tushitah -- the category of the Tushitas; nama -- of the name; te -- all of them; devah -- demigods; asan -- became; svayambhuva -- the name of the Manu; antare -- at that period; marici-misrah -- headed by Marici; rishayah -- great sages; yajnah -- the incarnation of Lord Vishnu; sura-gana-isvarah -- the king of the demigods.
TRANSLATION
During the time of Svayambhuva Manu, these sons all became the demigods collectively named the Tushitas. Marici became the head of the seven rishis, and Yajna became the king of the demigods, Indra.
PURPORT
During the life of Svayambhuva Manu, six kinds of living entities were generated from the demigods known as the Tushitas, from the sages headed by Marici, and from descendants of Yajna, king of the demigods, and all of them expanded their progeny to observe the order of the Lord to fill the universe with living entities. These six kinds of living entities are known as manus, devas, manu-putras, amsavataras, suresvaras and rishis. Yajna, being the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, became the leader of the demigods, Indra.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness