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Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Future Demigods, Indra, and Sages

“The Vihaṅgamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvāṇarucis and others will be the demigods. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Vaidhṛta, and the seven sages will be headed by Aruṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.25, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The Vihaṅgamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvāṇarucis and others will be the demigods.
  • Vaidhṛta will be Indra, the king of the demigods.
  • Aruṇa will head the seven sages.

Try this today

Write three short labels—demigods, king, and sages—and place the names from this translation under them.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish the demigods, their king, and the sages described here?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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