150 - Names of different Manus, different sages and others during their periods

The Agni said: 

1-5. Ishall describe thc Manu periods. Svayambhuva is (the name of) the first Manu. Agnidhra and others (were) his sons. The celestials (were) known as Yama¹. Indra (was a performer of) hundred sacrifices. In the period of the second Manu) Svārocisha, the seven sages (were) Aurva and others. Indra (was) Vipaścit. Päravatas and Tushitas (were) the celestials. Urja, Stambha and others (were) the brahmins. Chaitra, Kimpurusha and others (were) the sons. The third Manu (was) Uttama. Indra (was) Suśänti. Sudháma and others born in the family of Vasishtha (were) the seven sages. Aja and others (were) their sons. Tämasa Manu was the fourth. Svarūpa and others (were) the celestials. Sikhi², Jyotirddhāma and others (were) the sages and Navakhyati and others his sons. 

1. For thcir different names see Vi.P. I, vii. 7-21 and III. i-ü.

2. Vi.P. III, i. 17 reads Sibi.

6. In the (period of the fifth Manu) Raivata, Vitathas³ (was) the Indra, Amitabhas were the celestials, Hiraṇya⁴ roma and others were the sages and Balabandha and others were his sons. 

3. Vi.P. III.i, 20 reads Vibhu.

4. Vi.P. III.i. 23 reads Balabandhu. 

7. In the (period of the sixth Manu), Chäkshusha, Manojava (was) the Indra. Sváti and others (were) the celestials, Sumedhā and others (were) the sages and Puru and others (were) the sons. 

8-15. Śräddhadeva, son of Vivasván (Sun) (was) the next Manu. Adityas. Vasus and Rudras (were) the celestials. Purandara (was) the Indra. Vasishtha, Käśyapa, Atri, 

Jamadagni, Gautama, Viśvamitra and Bharadvája (were) the seven sages. Ikshváku and others (were his sons). Lord Vishņu was manifest with a part (of his energy in each one of these periods). He was born as Månasa in the (period of) Svayambhuva and Ajita in the next one (that of Svårocisha). Then (he was born as) Satya, Hari, Devavara, Vaikuntha and Vamana (in the respective Manu periods which followed). The eighth Manu would be born as the son of Surya and Chảya. As he would be a cognate of his predecessor, this eighth Manu to come (would be known as) Savarņi. Sutapā and others (would be) the clans of celestials. Diptimán Drauņi (Aśvatthāmā) and others (would be) the sages. Bali (would be) the Indra. Viraja and others (would be) the sons. The ninth (Manu would be) Dakshasa varņi. Pära and others (would be) the celestials. Adbhuta (would be) the Indra. Savana and others (would be) the sages. Dhrutaketu and others (would be) (his) sons. The next (Manu would be) Brahmasävarņi. Sukha and others (would be) celestials. Sånti (would be) their Indra. Havishya and others. (would be) the sages. Sukshetra and others (would be) the sons of that (Manu). 

16-19. (The eleventh Manu would be) Dharmasávarņi. Vihanga and others (would be) the celestials then. The Indra (would be Vrusha)¹. Niścara² and others (would be) the sages. The sons of Manu (would be) Sarvatraga and others. Rudra Såvarņi would be (the twelfth) Manu. Rtadhimā (would be) the Indra and Harita and others (would be) the celestials. Tapas and others (would be) the seven sages. Devavan and others (would be) the sons. The thirteenth Manu (would be) Raucya. Sutramaņa and others (would be) the celestials. Divaspati (would be) their Indra who routs the demons etc. Nirmoha and others (would be) the seven sages. Chitrasena and others (would be) the sons. 

1. Cf. Vi.P. III, ii.29.

2. Vi.P. III.ii.30 reads Nissvara. 

20-22. The fourteenth Manu (would be) Bhautya. Suchi would be the Indra. Chåkshusha and others (would be) the celestials. Agnibāhu and others (would be) the sages. Uru and others (would be the sons of Bhautya, the fourteenth Manu. The seven sages (would descend) to the world from the heavens and propagate the Vedas. Then (the respective) celestials would partake the oblations of sacrifices and the earth would be protected by the sons (of Manus). O Brahmin! Fourteen Manus (will reign) in the course of a day of Brahma. 

23. Lord Hari (Vishņu), who preceded the Manus, divided the Veda at the end of the dväpara¹ (yuga). The first Veda had four parts consisting of a lakh (of verses). 

1. The third among the four yuga periods of time, equal to 8,64,000 years of men. 

24-26. The Yajurveda originally a single work was divided into four. The sage (arranged) the office of an adhvaryu² priest (to be done) with the Yajurveda), the hotra³ with the Rugveda, the audgåtra⁴ with the Sämans and brahmatva⁵ (relating to omissions and antedotes) with the Atharvan. Paila, the disciple of Vyasa and proficient in the Rugveda imparted the first (Veda) to Indrapramiti and the samhita (part) to Bashkala. He also (divided) that samhità into four parts and gave it to Bauddhya and others. 

2. The priest of the Yajuruda who attends to the needs of the sacrifice.

3. The priest of the Rugveda who does the oblation. 

4. The priest of the Samaveda who sings the sdman melodics.

 5. The priest of the Atharvaveda. 

27-30. The great man of intellect Vaišampayana, the disciple of Vyása, divided the tree of Yajurveda into seven branches. The Kāņvas, Våjasaneyas and others are known to be (the branches founded by Yajñavalkya and others. Jaimini, the disciple of Vyasa, divided the tree of Sāmaveda into branches and Sumantu and Sukarmā received one part of the samhita. Sukarma had received one thousand samhitā text. Sumantu, the disciple of Vyāsa, divided the tree of Atharvaveda. He imparted it to thousands of Paippalada, his disciples. Sūta made the Purāņasamhitā by the grace of Vyasa.