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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
8.13.348.13.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.13.35

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

सत्रायणस्य तनयो बृहद्भ‍ानुस्तदा हरि: ।

वितानायां महाराज क्रियातन्तून्वितायिता ॥ ३५ ॥

satrāyaṇasya tanayo

bṛhadbhānus tadā hariḥ

vitānāyāṁ mahārāja

kriyā-tantūn vitāyitā

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, in the fourteenth manvantara the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear from the womb of Vitānā, and His father’s name will be Satrāyaṇa. This incarnation will be celebrated as Bṛhadbhānu, and He will administer spiritual activities.

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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.

Bṛhadbhānu Will Administer Spiritual Activities

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear in the fourteenth manvantara.

  2. 2

    He will appear from the womb of Vitānā, and His father will be Satrāyaṇa.

  3. 3

    This incarnation will be celebrated as Bṛhadbhānu. He will administer spiritual activities.

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:

He is born of Satrāyaṇa from the womb of Vitānā. The total duration of the periods ruled by these Manus is calculated to be one thousand catur-yugas, or 4,300,000 times 1,000 years.
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. satrāyaṇasyaof Satrāyaṇa
  2. tanayaḥthe son
  3. bṛhadbhānuḥBṛhadbhānu
  4. tadāat that time
  5. hariḥthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. vitānāyāmin the womb of Vitānā
  7. mahā-rājaO King
  8. kriyā-tantūnall spiritual activities
  9. vitāyitāwill perform
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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: “father’s”, “father”

  • 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

How does knowing that the Supreme Personality of Godhead administers spiritual activities affect my approach to spiritual practice?

Practice

Before your spiritual practice today, reread the sentence describing Bṛhadbhānu and remember His role in spiritual activities.

Live this todayBṛhadbhānu Will Administer Spiritual ActivitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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