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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
8.13.248.13.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.25

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

विहङ्गमा: कामगमा निर्वाणरुचय: सुरा: ।

इन्द्रश्च वैधृतस्तेषामृषयश्चारुणादय: ॥ २५ ॥

vihaṅgamāḥ kāmagamā

nirvāṇarucayaḥ surāḥ

indraś ca vaidhṛtas teṣām

ṛṣayaś cāruṇādayaḥ

Translation

The Vihaṅgamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvāṇarucis and others will be the demigods. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Vaidhṛta, and the seven sages will be headed by Aruṇa.

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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.

Future Demigods, Indra, and Sages

  1. 1

    The Vihaṅgamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvāṇarucis and others will be the demigods.

  2. 2

    Vaidhṛta will be Indra, the king of the demigods.

  3. 3

    Aruṇa will head 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 the demigods are the Vihaṅgamas, Indra is known as Vaidhṛta, and the seven sages are Aruṇa and others. In this manvantara, the incarnation is Dharmasetu, who is born of Vaidhṛtā and Āryaka.
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. vihaṅgamāḥthe Vihaṅgamas
  2. kāmagamāḥthe Kāmagamas
  3. nirvāṇarucayaḥthe Nirvāṇarucis
  4. surāḥthe demigods
  5. indraḥthe king of heaven, Indra
  6. caalso
  7. vaidhṛtaḥVaidhṛta
  8. teṣāmof them
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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 demigods, their king, and the sages described here?

Practice

Write three short labels—demigods, king, and sages—and place the names from this translation under them.

Live this todayFuture Demigods, Indra, and SagesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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