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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
8.13.328.13.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.33

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

मनुर्वा इन्द्रसावर्णिश्चतुर्दशम एष्यति ।

उरुगम्भीरबुधाद्या इन्द्रसावर्णिवीर्यजा: ॥ ३३ ॥

manur vā indra-sāvarṇiś

caturdaśama eṣyati

uru-gambhīra-budhādyā

indra-sāvarṇi-vīryajāḥ

Translation

The name of the fourteenth Manu will be Indra-sāvarṇi. He will have sons like Uru, Gambhīra and Budha.

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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.

Indra-sāvarṇi Will Be the Fourteenth Manu

  1. 1

    The fourteenth Manu will be named Indra-sāvarṇi.

  2. 2

    Indra-sāvarṇi will have sons, including Uru and Gambhīra.

  3. 3

    Budha will also be among his sons. The translation names these sons without listing them all.

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:

Among his sons are Uru and Gambhīra, the demigods are the Pavitras and others, Indra is Śuci, and among the sages are Agni and Bāhu. The incarnation of this manvantara is known as Bṛhadbhānu.
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. vāeither
  3. indra-sāvarṇiḥIndra-sāvarṇi
  4. caturdaśamaḥfourteenth
  5. eṣyatiwill become
  6. uruUru
  7. gambhīraGambhīra
  8. budha-ādyāḥand others, such as Budha
  9. indra-sāvarṇiof Indra-sāvarṇi
  10. vīrya-jāḥborn of the semen
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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

What helps me read unfamiliar names with care and attention?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, then recall the name of the fourteenth Manu.

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

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