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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
8.13.15-168.13.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.13.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

देवगुह्यात्सरस्वत्यां सार्वभौम इति प्रभु: ।

स्थानं पुरन्दराद्‌धृत्वा बलये दास्यतीश्वर: ॥ १७ ॥

devaguhyāt sarasvatyāṁ

sārvabhauma iti prabhuḥ

sthānaṁ purandarād dhṛtvā

balaye dāsyatīśvaraḥ

Translation

In the eighth manvantara, the greatly powerful Personality of Godhead Sārvabhauma will take birth. His father will be Devaguhya, and His mother will be Sarasvatī. He will take the kingdom away from Purandara [Lord Indra] and give it to Bali Mahārāja.

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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.

Sārvabhauma Will Give Bali the Kingdom

  1. 1

    The greatly powerful Personality of Godhead Sārvabhauma will take birth in the eighth manvantara.

  2. 2

    His father will be Devaguhya, and His mother will be Sarasvatī.

  3. 3

    He will take the kingdom away from Purandara, Lord Indra, and give it to Bali Mahārāja.

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 this age of Manu, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears as Sārvabhauma, the son of Devaguhya and Sarasvatī. In the period of the ninth Manu, the Manu is Dakṣa-sāvarṇi.
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. devaguhyātfrom His father, Devaguhya
  2. sarasvatyāmin the womb of Sarasvatī
  3. sārvabhaumaḥSārvabhauma
  4. itithus
  5. prabhuḥthe master
  6. sthānamplace
  7. purandarātfrom Lord Indra
  8. hṛtvātaking away by force
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “mother”, “father”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “kingdom”

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 does the transfer of the kingdom show Sārvabhauma’s great power?

Practice

Today, write one sentence recalling who Sārvabhauma is and what He will give Bali Mahārāja.

Live this todaySārvabhauma Will Give Bali the KingdomThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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