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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 8 · Chapter 13: Description of Future Manus
8.12.478.13.2-3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.1

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.13.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

मनुर्विवस्वत: पुत्र: श्राद्धदेव इति श्रुत: ।

सप्तमो वर्तमानो यस्तदपत्यानि मे श‍ृणु ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

manur vivasvataḥ putraḥ

śrāddhadeva iti śrutaḥ

saptamo vartamāno yas

tad-apatyāni me śṛṇu

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear About the Present Manu

  1. 1

    The present Manu is named Śrāddhadeva. He is the seventh Manu.

  2. 2

    Śrāddhadeva is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet.

  3. 3

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī asks his listener to hear as he describes Śrāddhadeva’s sons.

How it feels

Uncertainty → Cosmic order. The narrative resets the frame to cyclical cosmic governance.

Chapters 13–14 of Canto 8: Manus and universal management. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: Description of Future Manus

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The seventh Manu, who is the son of Vivasvān, is known as Śrāddhadeva. He has ten sons, named Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta, Nābhāga, Diṣṭa, Tarūṣa, Pṛṣadhra and Vasumān.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. manuḥManu
  3. vivasvataḥof the sun-god
  4. putraḥson
  5. śrāddhadevaḥas Śrāddhadeva
  6. itithus
  7. śrutaḥknown, celebrated
  8. saptamaḥseventh
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more careful attention to what I hear in this study?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, paying attention to Śrāddhadeva’s name and parentage.

Live this todayHear About the Present ManuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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