3.9
’vaivasvata’-nama ei saptama manv-antara
sataisa catur-yuga tahara antara
SYNONYMS
vaivasvata-nama—named Vaivasvata; ei—this; saptama—seventh; manu-antara—period of Manu; sataisa—twenty-seven; catuh-yuga—cycles of four ages; tahara—of that; antara—period.
The present Manu, who is the seventh, is called Vaivasvata (the son of Vivasvan).
Twenty-seven divya-yugas (27 x 4,320,000 solar years) of his age have now passed.
PURPORT
The names of the fourteen Manus are as follows: (1) Svayambhuva, (2) Svarocisa, (3) Uttama, (4) Tamasa, (5) Raivata, (6) Caksusa, (7) Vaivasvata, (8) Savarni, (9) Daksa-savarni, (10) Brahma-savarni, (11) Dharma-savarni, (12) Rudraputra (Rudra-savarni), (13) Raucya, or Deva-savarni, (14) and Bhautyaka, or Indra-savarni.