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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
8.13.108.13.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.11

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

अष्टमेऽन्तर आयाते सावर्णिर्भविता मनु: ।

निर्मोकविरजस्काद्या: सावर्णितनया नृप ॥ ११ ॥

aṣṭame ’ntara āyāte

sāvarṇir bhavitā manuḥ

nirmoka-virajaskādyāḥ

sāvarṇi-tanayā nṛpa

Translation

O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarṇi will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śāstra Foretells the Future Manu

  1. 1

    We are in the twenty-eighth yuga of Vaivasvata Manu, the seventh Manu. Each Manu lives for seventy-one yugas, and fourteen Manus rule in one day of Lord Brahmā.

  2. 2

    After many millions of years, Sāvarṇi will become the eighth Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.

  3. 3

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī foretells this after hearing from authorities. The purport explains that śāstra can foretell events millions and millions of years in the future.

Key points from the purport
  • The present reign is that of Vaivasvata Manu.
  • We are now in the period of Vaivasvata Manu, the seventh Manu, and the eighth Manu will come into existence after many millions of years.
  • But Śukadeva Gosvāmī, having heard from authorities, foretells that the eighth Manu will be Sāvarṇi and that Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

In the period of the eighth Manu, the Manu is Sāvarṇi. His sons are headed by Nirmoka, and among the demigods are the Sutapās.
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. aṣṭamethe eighth
  2. antareManu’s period
  3. āyātewhen arrived
  4. sāvarṇiḥSāvarṇi
  5. bhavitāwill become
  6. manuḥthe eighth Manu
  7. nirmokaNirmoka
  8. virajaska-ādyāḥVirajaska and others
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “hearing”

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

What does Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s hearing from authorities teach me about approaching śāstra?

Practice

Reread the purport and note the source of Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s knowledge about the future.

Live this todayŚāstra Foretells the Future ManuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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