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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
8.13.278.13.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.28

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

ऋतधामा च तत्रेन्द्रो देवाश्च हरितादय: ।

ऋषयश्च तपोमूर्तिस्तपस्व्याग्नीध्रकादय: ॥ २८ ॥

ṛtadhāmā ca tatrendro

devāś ca haritādayaḥ

ṛṣayaś ca tapomūrtis

tapasvy āgnīdhrakādayaḥ

Translation

In this manvantara, the name of Indra will be Ṛtadhāmā, and the demigods will be headed by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomūrti, Tapasvī and Āgnīdhraka.

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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.

Ṛtadhāmā, the Haritas, and the Sages

  1. 1

    In this manvantara, Indra will be named Ṛtadhāmā.

  2. 2

    The demigods will be headed by the Haritas.

  3. 3

    Tapomūrti, Tapasvī and Āgnīdhraka will be among the 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:

The demigods are the Haritas and others, Indra is Ṛtadhāmā, and the seven sages are Tapomūrti and others. The incarnation in this manvantara is Sudhāmā, or Svadhāmā, who is born from the womb of Sunṛtā.
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. ṛtadhāmāṚtadhāmā
  2. caalso
  3. tatrain that period
  4. indraḥthe king of heaven
  5. devāḥthe demigods
  6. caand
  7. harita-ādayaḥheaded by the Haritas
  8. ṛṣayaḥ caand the 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

Which names and roles in this description can I now recognize?

Practice

Read the names aloud slowly, then identify which name belongs to Indra.

Live this todayṚtadhāmā, the Haritas, and the SagesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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