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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
8.13.268.13.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.27

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

भविता रुद्रसावर्णी राजन्द्वादशमो मनु: ।

देववानुपदेवश्च देवश्रेष्ठादय: सुता: ॥ २७ ॥

bhavitā rudra-sāvarṇī

rājan dvādaśamo manuḥ

devavān upadevaś ca

devaśreṣṭhādayaḥ sutāḥ

Translation

O King, the twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarṇi. Devavān, Upadeva and Devaśreṣṭha will be among his sons.

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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.

Rudra-sāvarṇi Will Be the Twelfth Manu

  1. 1

    The twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarṇi.

  2. 2

    Devavān and Upadeva will be among his sons.

  3. 3

    Devaśreṣṭha will also be among his sons.

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 the period of the twelfth Manu, the Manu is Rudra-sāvarṇi, whose sons are headed by Devavān. The demigods are the Haritas and others, Indra is Ṛtadhāmā, and the seven sages are Tapomūrti and others.
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. bhavitāwill appear
  2. rudra-sāvarṇiḥRudra-sāvarṇi
  3. rājanO King
  4. dvādaśamaḥthe twelfth
  5. manuḥManu
  6. devavānDevavān
  7. upadevaḥUpadeva
  8. caand
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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 recall Rudra-sāvarṇi’s place among the Manus and the sons named here?

Practice

Write Rudra-sāvarṇi’s name with “twelfth Manu,” then list his three named sons.

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

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