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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
8.13.208.13.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.21

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

दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतो मनु: ।

तत्सुता भूरिषेणाद्या हविष्मत्प्रमुखा द्विजा: ॥ २१ ॥

daśamo brahma-sāvarṇir

upaśloka-suto manuḥ

tat-sutā bhūriṣeṇādyā

haviṣmat pramukhā dvijāḥ

Translation

The son of Upaśloka known as Brahma-sāvarṇi will be the tenth Manu. Bhūriṣeṇa will be among his sons, and the brāhmaṇas headed by Haviṣmān will be the seven sages.

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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.

Brahma-sāvarṇi Will Be the Tenth Manu

  1. 1

    Brahma-sāvarṇi, the son of Upaśloka, will be the tenth Manu.

  2. 2

    Bhūriṣeṇa will be among his sons.

  3. 3

    The brāhmaṇas headed by Haviṣmān will be the seven sages.

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:

Among his sons is Bhūriṣeṇa, and the seven sages are Haviṣmān and others. Among the demigods are the Suvāsanas, and Śambhu is Indra.
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. daśamaḥthe tenth Manu
  2. brahma-sāvarṇiḥBrahma-sāvarṇi
  3. upaśloka-sutaḥborn of Upaśloka
  4. manuḥwill be Manu
  5. tat-sutāḥhis sons
  6. bhūriṣeṇa-ādyāḥBhūriṣeṇa and others
  7. haviṣmatHaviṣmān
  8. pramukhāḥheaded by
  9. dvijāḥthe seven sages
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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

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 identifying each person’s role help me read this verse more carefully?

Practice

Today, note Brahma-sāvarṇi’s father, one of his sons and the leader of the seven sages.

Live this todayBrahma-sāvarṇi Will Be the Tenth ManuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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