The description of Marwantaras: Lord Visnu’s glory {his four manifestations) - Verse 4
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 51 · Verse 4
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Sanskrit Original
श्वेतः श्वेतशिखश्चैव श्वेतास्यः श्वेतलोहितः। चत्वारस्ते महात्मानो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः।।
śvetaḥ śvetaśikhaścaiva śvetāsyaḥ śvetalohitaḥ| catvāraste mahātmāno brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ||
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Six Manus have gone by. At the outset it was Svayambhuva Manu; thereafter, it was Svarocisa Manu; the others were Uttama, Tamasa, Raivata and Caksusa. The pre¬ sent Manu is the son of the sun-god. He is called Vaivasvata Manu. It is the seventh Manvantara that is current now.