Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 8.13.2-3
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyThe Ten Sons of Manu
“O King Parīkṣit, among the ten sons of Manu are Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta and Nābhāga. The seventh son is known as Diṣṭa. Then come Tarūṣa and Pṛṣadhra, and the tenth son is known as Vasumān.”
What the purport teaches
- Among Manu’s ten sons are Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta and Nābhāga.
- The seventh son is Diṣṭa. Then come Tarūṣa and Pṛṣadhra.
- The tenth son is Vasumān. These names are given to King Parīkṣit.
Try this today
Write down the ten sons’ names once, keeping their diacritic spellings.
Ask yourself
Am I noticing the distinction between the names Nabhaga and Nābhāga?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.