Vishnu Purana
Translated by Horace Hayman Wilson
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CHAPTER I.
Account of the several Manus and Manwantaras. Swarochisha, the second Manu: the divinities, the Indra, the seven Rishis, of his period, and his sons. Similar details of Auttami, TAmasa, Raivata, ‘Chikshusha, and: Vaivaswata. ;The forms of Vishnu, as the preserver, in each Manwantara. The meaning of: Vishnu.
Marrreva.—the disposition of the earth and of the ocean, and the system of the sun and the planets, the creation of the gods and the rest, the origin of the Rishis, the generation of the four castes, the production of brute creatures, and the narratives of Dhruva-and Prahlada, have been fully related by thee, my venerable preceptor. I am now desirous to hear from you the series of all the Manwantaras, as well as an account of those who preside over the respective periods, with Sakra, the king of the gods, at their head.
PardSara.—I will repeat to you, Maitreya, in their order, the different Manwantaras,—those which are past, and those which are to come.
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