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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

8.13.25 8.13.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.26

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

आर्यकस्य सुतस्तत्र धर्मसेतुरिति स्मृत: ।

वैधृतायां हरेरंशस्त्रिलोकीं धारयिष्यति ॥ २६ ॥

āryakasya sutas tatra

dharmasetur iti smṛtaḥ

vaidhṛtāyāṁ harer aṁśas

tri-lokīṁ dhārayiṣyati

Translation

The son of Āryaka known as Dharmasetu, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will appear from the womb of Vaidhṛtā, the wife of Āryaka, and will rule the three worlds.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Dharmasetu Will Rule the Three Worlds

1
Dharmasetu will appear as a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
2
He will be the son of Āryaka and his wife Vaidhṛtā.
3
He will rule 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

Chapter 13: Description of Future Manus

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this manvantara, the incarnation is Dharmasetu, who is born of Vaidhṛtā and Āryaka. In the period of the twelfth Manu, the Manu is Rudra-sāvarṇi, whose sons are headed by Devavān.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.13

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

āryakasyaof Āryaka
sutaḥthe son
tatrain that period (the eleventh manvantara)
dharmasetuḥDharmasetu
itithus
smṛtaḥcelebrated
vaidhṛtāyāmfrom the mother, Vaidhṛtā
hareḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead

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
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.13
In this verse: “dharmasetu”

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this description invite me to remember about Dharmasetu’s identity and rule?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, giving special attention to Dharmasetu’s relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Live this todayDharmasetu Will Rule the Three WorldsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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