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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
8.13.148.13.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 8.13.15-16

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

गालवो दीप्तिमान्‌रामो द्रोणपुत्र: कृपस्तथा ।

ऋष्यश‍ृङ्ग: पितास्माकं भगवान्बादरायण: ॥ १५ ॥

इमे सप्तर्षयस्तत्र भविष्यन्ति स्वयोगत: ।

इदानीमासते राजन् स्वे स्व आश्रममण्डले ॥ १६ ॥

gālavo dīptimān rāmo

droṇa-putraḥ kṛpas tathā

ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥ pitāsmākaṁ

bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ

ime saptarṣayas tatra

bhaviṣyanti sva-yogataḥ

idānīm āsate rājan

sve sva āśrama-maṇḍale

Translation

O King, during the eighth manvantara, the great personalities Gālava, Dīptimān, Paraśurāma, Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpācārya, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga and our father, Vyāsadeva, the incarnation of Nārāyaṇa, will be the seven sages. For the present, they are all residing in their respective āśramas.

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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.

The Seven Sages of the Eighth Manvantara

  1. 1

    Gālava, Dīptimān, Paraśurāma, Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpācārya, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga and Vyāsadeva will be the seven sages during the eighth manvantara.

  2. 2

    Vyāsadeva is identified as the incarnation of Nārāyaṇa.

  3. 3

    These great personalities are presently residing in their respective āśramas.

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. gālavaḥGālava
  2. dīptimānDīptimān
  3. rāmaḥParaśurāma
  4. droṇa-putraḥthe son of Droṇācārya, namely Aśvatthāmā
  5. kṛpaḥKṛpācārya
  6. tathāas well
  7. ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥṚṣyaśṛṅga
  8. pitā asmākamour father
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “āśramas”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “king”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “father”

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 this verse tell me about Vyāsadeva’s identity?

Practice

Today, read the seven sages’ names aloud once, noting that Vyāsadeva is an incarnation of Nārāyaṇa.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 8.13's connections

Live this todayThe Seven Sages of the Eighth ManvantaraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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