Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord's Fish Incarnation. Text 58

स तु सत्यव्रतो राजा ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुतः ।
विष्णोः प्रसादात् कल्पेऽस्मिन्नासीद् वैवस्वतो मनुः ॥५८॥

sa tu satyavrato rÄjÄ
jñÄna-vijñÄna-saá¹yutaḥ
viṣṇoḥ prasÄdÄt kalpe 'sminn
ÄsÄ«d vaivasvato manuḥ

 saḥ - he; tu - indeed; satyavrataḥ - Satyavrata; rÄjÄ - the King; jñÄna-vijñÄna-saá¹yutaḥ - enlightened in full knowledge and its practical use; viṣṇoḥ - of Lord Viṣṇu; prasÄdÄt - by the mercy; kalpe asmin - in this period (ruled by Vaivasvata Manu); ÄsÄ«t - became; vaivasvataḥ manuḥ - Vaivasvata Manu.


Text

King Satyavrata was illuminated with all Vedic knowledge by the mercy of Lord Viṣṇu, and in this period he has now taken birth as Vaivasvata Manu, the son of the sun-god.

Purport

ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura gives his verdict that Satyavrata appeared in the CÄká¹£uá¹£a-manvantara. When the CÄká¹£uá¹£a-manvantara ended, the period of Vaivasvata Manu began. By the grace of Lord Viṣṇu, Satyavrata received instructions from the second fish incarnation and was thus enlightened in all spiritual knowledge.