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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.
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Canto 8 · Chapter 13: Description of Future Manus
8.13.218.13.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.22

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

हविष्मान्सुकृत: सत्यो जयो मूर्तिस्तदा द्विजा: ।

सुवासनविरुद्धाद्या देवा: शम्भु: सुरेश्वर: ॥ २२ ॥

haviṣmān sukṛtaḥ satyo

jayo mūrtis tadā dvijāḥ

suvāsana-viruddhādyā

devāḥ śambhuḥ sureśvaraḥ

Translation

Haviṣmān, Sukṛta, Satya, Jaya, Mūrti and others will be the seven sages, the Suvāsanas and Viruddhas will be among the demigods, and Śambhu will be their king, Indra.

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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.

Sages, Demigods and Their King

  1. 1

    Haviṣmān, Sukṛta, Satya, Jaya, Mūrti and others will be the seven sages.

  2. 2

    The Suvāsanas and Viruddhas will be among the demigods.

  3. 3

    Śambhu will be their king, Indra.

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 the demigods are the Suvāsanas, and Śambhu is Indra. The incarnation in this period of Manu is Viṣvaksena, who is a friend of Śambhu and who is born from the womb of Viṣūcī in the house of a brāhmaṇa named Viśvasraṣṭā.
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. haviṣmānHaviṣmān
  2. sukṛtaḥSukṛta
  3. satyaḥSatya
  4. jayaḥJaya
  5. mūrtiḥMūrti
  6. tadāat that time
  7. dvijāḥthe seven sages
  8. suvāsanathe Suvāsanas
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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

Can I distinguish the sages, the groups of demigods and their king?

Practice

Today, read the names slowly and identify the role assigned to each person or group.

Live this todaySages, Demigods and Their KingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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