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In Hinduism there is a concept of cyclic time. Manvantara is a unit of time.

So is there any text that talks about events that happened in previous manvantara.

Dark Knight
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    Please see this https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/21692/what-is-chronological-timeline-in-manvantara-and-mahayuga-of-lord-vishnu-incar – GIRIBLR Mar 21 '21 at 13:50

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Yes. When Narada met Vyasa and asked him to write Bhagavata, he narrates a story from previous manvantara.

O Muni, in the last millennium I was born as the son of a certain maidservant engaged in the service of brāhmaṇas who were following the principles of Vedānta. When they were living together during the four months of the rainy season, I was engaged in their personal service.(SB 1.5.23)

O Vyāsadeva, in that association and by the mercy of those great Vedāntists, I could hear them describe the attractive activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa. And thus listening attentively, my taste for hearing of the Personality of Godhead increased at every step.(SB 1.5.26)

As they were leaving, those bhakti-vedāntas, who are very kind to poor-hearted souls, instructed me in that most confidential subject which is instructed by the Personality of Godhead Himself.(SB 1.5.30)

After that, under the shadow of a banyan tree in an uninhabited forest I began to meditate upon the Supersoul situated within, using my intelligence, as I had learned from liberated souls. As soon as I began to meditate upon the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead with my mind transformed in transcendental love, tears rolled down my eyes, and without delay the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, appeared on the lotus of my heart.(SB 1.6.15-16)

Sethu Srivatsa Koduru
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    Hmmm...is this iskcon translation? Supersoul, personality of godhead etc. No advaita translator will use such words. These are certainly western words. – GIRIBLR Mar 21 '21 at 13:23
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    Yes it is sir. I only have that in online. @GIRIBLR – Sethu Srivatsa Koduru Mar 21 '21 at 13:24
  • @GIRIBLR is there anything wrong with iskon translation. – Dark Knight Mar 21 '21 at 13:34
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    @SethuSrivatsaKoduru "O Muni, in the last millennium I was born" there is a difference between manvantara and millennium. – Dark Knight Mar 21 '21 at 13:37
  • @SethuSrivatsaKoduru You can use https://archive.org/details/BhagavataPuranaMotilalEnglish/page/n217/mode/2up or buy Bhagavata Purana With English Translation by Gita Press that includes a good translation. I have nothing against iskcon but I do not like words like supersoul etc. Maybe i am biased because of advaita. Here, what does millenium mean..1000 years as conventionally meant? The original text means manvantra ? as the MLD version says former cycle of ages. – GIRIBLR Mar 21 '21 at 13:43
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    @DarkKnight Yeah you are right. I will edit my answer to find another story if possible. – Sethu Srivatsa Koduru Mar 21 '21 at 14:04
  • @GIRIBLR Sir I do have Motilal edition but its difficult to copy paste. Anyways there's a Bhagavata in short by Swami Tejomayananda full in Advaitic style. PDF is there in Library Genisis. I am also biased towards Advaitha like you :) I dont know sir. – Sethu Srivatsa Koduru Mar 21 '21 at 14:06
  • If MLD version says Former cycles of ages then it should answer your question @DarkKnight – Sethu Srivatsa Koduru Mar 21 '21 at 14:06
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    @DarkKnight MLBD says Former Cycle of Ages. So here you go : https://archive.org/details/BhagavataPuranaMotilalEnglish/page/n49/mode/2up – Sethu Srivatsa Koduru Mar 21 '21 at 15:04