1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by canto and chapter
Canto

Canto 8 · Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations · 24 chapters

123456789101112131415161718192021222324

Choose a chapter to see all its verses.

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.
Read the full guide: how to hear the Bhāgavatam ›
Canto 8 · Chapter 13: Description of Future Manus
8.13.198.13.21

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.20

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

आयुष्मतोऽम्बुधारायामृषभो भगवत्कला ।

भविता येन संराद्धां त्रिलोकीं भोक्ष्यतेऽद्भ‍ुत: ॥ २० ॥

āyuṣmato ’mbudhārāyām

ṛṣabho bhagavat-kalā

bhavitā yena saṁrāddhāṁ

tri-lokīṁ bhokṣyate ’dbhutaḥ

Translation

Ṛṣabhadeva, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will take birth from his father, Āyuṣmān, and his mother, Ambudhārā. He will enable the Indra named Adbhuta to enjoy the opulence of the three worlds.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Ṛṣabhadeva Will Enable Adbhuta’s Opulence

  1. 1

    Ṛṣabhadeva will appear as a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    His father will be Āyuṣmān, and His mother will be Ambudhārā.

  3. 3

    He will enable Adbhuta, the Indra, to enjoy the opulence of the three worlds.

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 period of Manu, the incarnation Ṛṣabha is born of Āyuṣmān and Ambudhārā. In the period of the tenth Manu, the Manu is Brahma-sāvarṇi.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.13
2

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. āyuṣmataḥof the father, Āyuṣmān
  2. ambudhārāyāmin the womb of the mother, Ambudhārā
  3. ṛṣabhaḥṚṣabha
  4. bhagavat-kalāa partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. bhavitāwill be
  6. yenaby whom
  7. saṁrāddhāmall-opulent
  8. tri-lokīmthe three worlds
  9. bhokṣyatewill enjoy
  10. adbhutaḥthe Indra of the name Adbhuta
3

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”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Who enables Adbhuta to enjoy the opulence described here?

Practice

Today, reread the verse and name the divine person upon whom Adbhuta’s enjoyment depends.

5

Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

Quoted in 1 lecture. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Quoted in 1 lecture

In each of these he quotes this verse while speaking on another verse or subject. "Find the quote" opens the transcript at that spot.

6

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 todayṚṣabhadeva Will Enable Adbhuta’s OpulenceThis 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.

Ask the BhāgavatamHave a question about SB 8.13.20? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 11 · 2 minAsk the BhāgavatamBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the Bhāgavatam's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnCantos & stories