manu-antaram - the reign of each Manu; manuḥ - the Manu; devāḥ - the demigods; manu-putrāḥ - the sons of Manu; sura-īśvarāḥ - the different Indras; ṛṣayaḥ - the chief sages; amśa-avatārāḥ - the incarnations of portions of the Supreme Lord; ca - and; hareḥ - of Lord Hari; ṣaṭ-vidham - sixfold; ucyate - is said.

In each reign of Manu, six types of personalities appear as manifestations of Lord Hari: the ruling Manu, the chief demigods, the sons of Manu, Indra, the great sages and the partial incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.