'vaivasvata'-nÄma ei saptama manv-antara
sÄtÄiÅ›a catur-yuga tÄhÄra antara

 vaivasvata-nÄma - named Vaivasvata; ei - this; saptama - seventh; manu-antara - period of Manu; sÄtÄiÅ›a - twenty-seven; catuḥ-yuga - cycles of four ages; tÄhÄra - of that; antara - period.


Text

The present Manu, who is the seventh, is called Vaivasvata [the son of VivasvÄn]. Twenty-seven divya-yugas [27 × 4,320,000 solar years] of his age have now passed.

Purport

The names of the fourteen Manus are as follows: (1) SvÄyambhuva, (2) SvÄrociá¹£a, (3) Uttama, (4) TÄmasa, (5) Raivata, (6) CÄká¹£uá¹£a, (7) Vaivasvata, (8) SÄvarṇi, (9) Daká¹£a-sÄvarṇi, (10) Brahma-sÄvarṇi, (11) Dharma-sÄvarṇi, (12) Rudraputra (Rudra-sÄvarṇi), (13) Raucya, or Deva-sÄvarṇi, (14) and Bhautyaka, or Indra-sÄvarṇi.