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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
8.13.298.13.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.30

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

मनुस्त्रयोदशो भाव्यो देवसावर्णिरात्मवान् ।

चित्रसेनविचित्राद्या देवसावर्णिदेहजा: ॥ ३० ॥

manus trayodaśo bhāvyo

deva-sāvarṇir ātmavān

citrasena-vicitrādyā

deva-sāvarṇi-dehajāḥ

Translation

The thirteenth Manu will be named Deva-sāvarṇi, and he will be very advanced in spiritual knowledge. Among his sons will be Citrasena and Vicitra.

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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.

Deva-sāvarṇi Will Have Advanced Spiritual Knowledge

  1. 1

    The thirteenth Manu will be named Deva-sāvarṇi.

  2. 2

    He will be very advanced in spiritual knowledge.

  3. 3

    Citrasena and Vicitra will 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 thirteenth Manu, the Manu is Deva-sāvarṇi. Among his sons is Citrasena, the demigods are the Sukarmās and others, Indra is Divaspati, and Nirmoka is among the sages.
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. manuḥthe Manu
  2. trayodaśaḥthirteenth
  3. bhāvyaḥwill become
  4. deva-sāvarṇiḥDeva-sāvarṇi
  5. ātmavānwell advanced in spiritual knowledge
  6. citrasenaCitrasena
  7. vicitra-ādyāḥand others, like Vicitra
  8. deva-sāvarṇiof Deva-sāvarṇi
  9. deha-jāḥsons
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 8.13

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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

Does spiritual knowledge hold an important place in what I seek to learn?

Practice

Set aside two minutes today for attentive spiritual study, remembering the quality highlighted in Deva-sāvarṇi.

Live this todayDeva-sāvarṇi Will Have Advanced Spiritual KnowledgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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