ŚB 3.11.27
Canto 3, Chapter 11, Text 27
मन्वन्तरेषु भगवान् बिभ्रत्सत्त्वं स्वमूर्तिभि: ।
मन्वादिभिरिदं विश्वमवत्युदितपौरुष: ॥ २७ ॥
मन्वादिभिरिदं विश्वमवत्युदितपौरुष: ॥ २७ ॥
manvantareṣu bhagavān
bibhrat sattvaṁ sva-mūrtibhiḥ
manv-ādibhir idaṁ viśvam
avaty udita-pauruṣaḥ
bibhrat sattvaṁ sva-mūrtibhiḥ
manv-ādibhir idaṁ viśvam
avaty udita-pauruṣaḥ
Word by word
manu-antareṣu — in each change of Manu; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; bibhrat — manifesting; sattvam — His internal potency; sva-mūrtibhiḥ — by His different incarnations; manu-ādibhiḥ — as Manus; idam — this; viśvam — the universe; avati — maintains; udita — discovering; pauruṣaḥ — divine potencies.
Translation
In each and every change of Manu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears by manifesting His internal potency in different incarnations, as Manu and others. Thus He maintains the universe by discovered power.