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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
8.13.118.13.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.12

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

तत्र देवा: सुतपसो विरजा अमृतप्रभा: ।

तेषां विरोचनसुतो बलिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति ॥ १२ ॥

tatra devāḥ sutapaso

virajā amṛtaprabhāḥ

teṣāṁ virocana-suto

balir indro bhaviṣyati

Translation

In the period of the eighth Manu, among the demigods will be the Sutapās, the Virajas and the Amṛtaprabhas. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana.

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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.

Bali Mahārāja Will Become Indra

  1. 1

    During the period of the eighth Manu, the Sutapās, Virajas and Amṛtaprabhas will be among the demigods.

  2. 2

    Bali Mahārāja will be Indra, the king of the demigods.

  3. 3

    The verse identifies Bali Mahārāja as the son of Virocana.

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:

Bali, the son of Virocana, is Indra, and Gālava and Paraśurāma are among the seven sages. In this age of Manu, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears as Sārvabhauma, the son of Devaguhya and Sarasvatī.
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. tatrain that period of Manu
  2. devāḥthe demigods
  3. sutapasaḥthe Sutapās
  4. virajāḥthe Virajas
  5. amṛtaprabhāḥthe Amṛtaprabhas
  6. teṣāmof them
  7. virocana-sutaḥthe son of Virocana
  8. baliḥMahārāja Bali
  9. indraḥthe king of heaven
  10. bhaviṣyatiwill become
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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”

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

Which future role of Bali Mahārāja does this verse help me remember?

Practice

Today, write down Bali Mahārāja’s name beside his future role as king of the demigods.

Live this todayBali Mahārāja Will Become IndraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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