Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.27
SB 3.11.27
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manvantareṣu bhagavān bibhrat sattvaṁ sva-mūrtibhiḥ manv-ādibhir idaṁ viśvam avaty udita-pauruṣaḥ
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.