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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
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

8.13.28 8.13.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.29

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

स्वधामाख्यो हरेरंश: साधयिष्यति तन्मनो: ।

अन्तरं सत्यसहस: सुनृताया: सुतो विभु: ॥ २९ ॥

svadhāmākhyo harer aṁśaḥ

sādhayiṣyati tan-manoḥ

antaraṁ satyasahasaḥ

sunṛtāyāḥ suto vibhuḥ

Translation

From the mother named Sunṛtā and the father named Satyasahā will come Svadhāmā, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He will rule that manvantara.

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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.

Svadhāmā Will Rule That Manvantara

1
Svadhāmā will appear as a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
2
His mother will be Sunṛtā, and his father will be Satyasahā.
3
He will rule that manvantara.

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:

The incarnation in this manvantara is Sudhāmā, or Svadhāmā, who is born from the womb of Sunṛtā. His father’s name is Satyasahā.

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

svadhāmā-ākhyaḥSvadhāmā
hareḥ aṁśaḥa partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
sādhayiṣyatiwill rule
tat-manoḥof that Manu
antaramthe manvantara
satyasahasaḥof Satyasahā
sunṛtāyāḥof Sunṛtā
sutaḥthe son
vibhuḥmost powerful

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
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 8.13
In this verse: “mother”, “father”

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I keep Svadhāmā’s divine identity in view while learning these names?

Practice

Pause for a moment after reading “partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,” and reflect on Svadhāmā’s appearance.

Live this todaySvadhāmā Will Rule That ManvantaraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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