Srimad Bhagavatam · Canto 8 · Chapter 13
श्रीशुक उवाच मनुर्विवस्वत: पुत्र: श्राद्धदेव इति श्रुत: । सप्तमो वर्तमानो यस्तदपत्यानि मे शृणु ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca manur vivasvatah putrah sraddhadeva iti srutah saptamo vartamano yas tad-apatyani me srnu
Sukadeva Gosvami said: The present Manu, who is named Sraddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvan, the predominating deity on the sun plane. Sraddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.
इक्ष्वाकुर्नभगश्चैव धृष्ट: शर्यातिरेव च । नरिष्यन्तोऽथ नाभाग: सप्तमो दिष्ट उच्यते ॥ २ ॥ तरूषश्च पृषध्रश्च दशमो वसुमान्स्मृत: । मनोर्वैवस्वतस्यैते दशपुत्रा: परन्तप ॥ ३ ॥
iksvakur nabhagas caiva dhrstah saryatir eva ca narisyanto ’tha nabhagah saptamo dista ucyate tarusas ca prsadhras ca dasamo vasuman smrtah manor vaivasvatasyaite dasa-putrah parantapa
O King Pariksit, among the ten sons of Manu are Iksvaku, Nabhaga, Dhrsta, Saryati, Narisyanta and Nabhaga. The seventh son is known as Dista. Then come Tarusa and Prsadhra, and the tenth son is known as Vasuman.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणा: । अश्विनावृभवो राजन्निन्द्रस्तेषां पुरन्दर: ॥ ४ ॥
aditya vasavo rudra visvedeva marud-ganah asvinav rbhavo rajann indras tesam purandarah
In this manvantara, O King, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Visvedevas, the Maruts, the two Asvini-kumara brothers and the Rbhus are the demigods. Their head king (Indra) is Purandara.
कश्यपोऽत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च विश्वामित्रोऽथ गौतम: । जमदग्निर्भरद्वाज इति सप्तर्षय: स्मृता: ॥ ५ ॥
kasyapo ’trir vasisthas ca visvamitro ’tha gautamah jamadagnir bharadvaja iti saptarsayah smrtah
Kasyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Visvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja are known as the seven sages.
अत्रापि भगवज्जन्म कश्यपाददितेरभूत् । आदित्यानामवरजो विष्णुर्वामनरूपधृक् ॥ ६ ॥
atrapi bhagavaj-janma kasyapad aditer abhut adityanam avarajo visnur vamana-rupa-dhrk
In this manvantara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as the youngest of all the Adityas, known as Vamana, the dwarf. His father was Kasyapa and His mother Aditi.
सङ्क्षेपतो मयोक्तानि सप्तमन्वन्तराणि ते । भविष्याण्यथ वक्ष्यामि विष्णो: शक्त्यान्वितानि च ॥ ७ ॥
sanksepato mayoktani sapta-manvantarani te bhavisyany atha vaksyami visnoh saktyanvitani ca
I have briefly explained to you the position of the seven Manus. Now I shall describe the future Manus, along with the incarnations of Lord Visnu.
विवस्वतश्च द्वे जाये विश्वकर्मसुते उभे । संज्ञा छाया च राजेन्द्र ये प्रागभिहिते तव ॥ ८ ॥
vivasvatas ca dve jaye visvakarma-sute ubhe samjna chaya ca rajendra ye prag abhihite tava
O King, I have previously described (in the Sixth Canto) the two daughters of Visvakarma, named Samjna and Chaya, who were the first two wives of Vivasvan.
तृतीयां वडवामेके तासां संज्ञासुतास्त्रय: । यमो यमी श्राद्धदेवश्छायायाश्च सुताञ्छृणु ॥ ९ ॥
trtiyam vadavam eke tasam samjna-sutas trayah yamo yami sraddhadevas chayayas ca sutan chrnu
It is said that the sun-god had a third wife, named Vadava. Of the three wives, the wife named Samjna had three children—Yama, Yami and Sraddhadeva. Now let me describe the children of Chaya.
सावर्णिस्तपती कन्या भार्या संवरणस्य या । शनैश्चरस्तृतीयोऽभूदश्विनौ वडवात्मजौ ॥ १० ॥
savarnis tapati kanya bharya samvaranasya ya sanaiscaras trtiyo ’bhud asvinau vadavatmajau
Chaya had a son named Savarni and a daughter named Tapati, who later became the wife of King Samvarana. Chaya’s third child is known as Sanaiscara (Saturn). Vadava gave birth to two sons, namely the Asvini brothers.
अष्टमेऽन्तर आयाते सावर्णिर्भविता मनु: । निर्मोकविरजस्काद्या: सावर्णितनया नृप ॥ ११ ॥
astame ’ntara ayate savarnir bhavita manuh nirmoka-virajaskadyah savarni-tanaya nrpa
O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Savarni will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.
तत्र देवा: सुतपसो विरजा अमृतप्रभा: । तेषां विरोचनसुतो बलिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति ॥ १२ ॥
tatra devah sutapaso viraja amrtaprabhah tesam virocana-suto balir indro bhavisyati
In the period of the eighth Manu, among the demigods will be the Sutapas, the Virajas and the Amrtaprabhas. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Bali Maharaja, the son of Virocana.
दत्त्वेमां याचमानाय विष्णवे य: पदत्रयम् । राद्धमिन्द्रपदं हित्वा तत: सिद्धिमवाप्स्यति ॥ १३ ॥
dattvemam yacamanaya visnave yah pada-trayam raddham indra-padam hitva tatah siddhim avapsyati
Bali Maharaja gave a gift of three paces of land to Lord Visnu, and because of this charity he lost all the three worlds. Later, however, when Lord Visnu is pleased because of Bali’s giving everything to Him, Bali Maharaja will achieve the perfection of life.
योऽसौ भगवता बद्ध: प्रीतेन सुतले पुन: । निवेशितोऽधिके स्वर्गादधुनास्ते स्वराडिव ॥ १४ ॥
yo ’sau bhagavata baddhah pritena sutale punah nivesito ’dhike svargad adhunaste sva-rad iva
With great affection, the Personality of Godhead bound Bali and then installed him in the kingdom of Sutala, which is more opulent than the heavenly planes. Maharaja Bali now resides on that plane and is more comfortably situated than Indra.
गालवो दीप्तिमान्रामो द्रोणपुत्र: कृपस्तथा । ऋष्यशृङ्ग: पितास्माकं भगवान्बादरायण: ॥ १५ ॥ इमे सप्तर्षयस्तत्र भविष्यन्ति स्वयोगत: । इदानीमासते राजन् स्वे स्व आश्रममण्डले ॥ १६ ॥
galavo diptiman ramo drona-putrah krpas tatha rsyasrngah pitasmakam bhagavan badarayanah ime saptarsayas tatra bhavisyanti sva-yogatah idanim asate rajan sve sva asrama-mandale
O King, during the eighth manvantara, the great personalities Galava, Diptiman, Parasurama, Asvatthama, Krpacarya, Rsyasrnga and our father, Vyasadeva, the incarnation of Narayana, will be the seven sages. For the present, they are all residing in their respective asramas.
देवगुह्यात्सरस्वत्यां सार्वभौम इति प्रभु: । स्थानं पुरन्दराद्धृत्वा बलये दास्यतीश्वर: ॥ १७ ॥
devaguhyat sarasvatyam sarvabhauma iti prabhuh sthanam purandarad dhrtva balaye dasyatisvarah
In the eighth manvantara, the greatly powerful Personality of Godhead Sarvabhauma will take birth. His father will be Devaguhya, and His mother will be Sarasvati. He will take the kingdom away from Purandara (Lord Indra) and give it to Bali Maharaja.
नवमो दक्षसावर्णिर्मनुर्वरुणसम्भव: । भूतकेतुर्दीप्तकेतुरित्याद्यास्तत्सुता नृप ॥ १८ ॥
navamo daksa-savarnir manur varuna-sambhavah bhutaketur diptaketur ity adyas tat-suta nrpa
O King, the ninth Manu will be Daksa-savarni, who is born of Varuna. Among his sons will be Bhutaketu, and Diptaketu.
पारामरीचिगर्भाद्या देवा इन्द्रोऽद्भुत: स्मृत: । द्युतिमत्प्रमुखास्तत्र भविष्यन्त्यृषयस्तत: ॥ १९ ॥
para-maricigarbhadya deva indro ’dbhutah smrtah dyutimat-pramukhas tatra bhavisyanty rsayas tatah
In this ninth manvantara, the Paras and Maricigarbhas will be among the demigods. The king of heaven, Indra, will be named Adbhuta, and Dyutiman will be among the seven sages.
आयुष्मतोऽम्बुधारायामृषभो भगवत्कला । भविता येन संराद्धां त्रिलोकीं भोक्ष्यतेऽद्भुत: ॥ २० ॥
ayusmato ’mbudharayam rsabho bhagavat-kala bhavita yena samraddham tri-lokim bhoksyate ’dbhutah
Rsabhadeva, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will take birth from his father, Ayusman, and his mother, Ambudhara. He will enable the Indra named Adbhuta to enjoy the opulence of the three worlds.
दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतो मनु: । तत्सुता भूरिषेणाद्या हविष्मत्प्रमुखा द्विजा: ॥ २१ ॥
dasamo brahma-savarnir upasloka-suto manuh tat-suta bhurisenadya havismat pramukha dvijah
The son of Upasloka known as Brahma-savarni will be the tenth Manu. Bhurisena will be among his sons, and the brahmanas headed by Havisman will be the seven sages.
हविष्मान्सुकृत: सत्यो जयो मूर्तिस्तदा द्विजा: । सुवासनविरुद्धाद्या देवा: शम्भु: सुरेश्वर: ॥ २२ ॥
havisman sukrtah satyo jayo murtis tada dvijah suvasana-viruddhadya devah sambhuh suresvarah
Havisman, Sukrta, Satya, Jaya, Murti and others will be the seven sages, the Suvasanas and Viruddhas will be among the demigods, and Sambhu will be their king, Indra.
विष्वक्सेनो विषूच्यां तु शम्भो: सख्यं करिष्यति । जात: स्वांशेन भगवान्गृहे विश्वसृजो विभु: ॥ २३ ॥
visvakseno visucyam tu sambhoh sakhyam karisyati jatah svamsena bhagavan grhe visvasrjo vibhuh
In the home of Visvasrasta, a plenary portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear from the womb of Visuci as the incarnation known as Visvaksena. He will make friends with Sambhu.
मनुर्वै धर्मसावर्णिरेकादशम आत्मवान् । अनागतास्तत्सुताश्च सत्यधर्मादयो दश ॥ २४ ॥
manur vai dharma-savarnir ekadasama atmavan anagatas tat-sutas ca satyadharmadayo dasa
In the eleventh manvantara, the Manu will be Dharma-savarni, who will be extremely learned in spiritual knowledge. From him there will come ten sons, headed by Satyadharma.
विहङ्गमा: कामगमा निर्वाणरुचय: सुरा: । इन्द्रश्च वैधृतस्तेषामृषयश्चारुणादय: ॥ २५ ॥
vihangamah kamagama nirvanarucayah surah indras ca vaidhrtas tesam rsayas carunadayah
The Vihangamas, Kamagamas, Nirvanarucis and others will be the demigods. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Vaidhrta, and the seven sages will be headed by Aruna.
आर्यकस्य सुतस्तत्र धर्मसेतुरिति स्मृत: । वैधृतायां हरेरंशस्त्रिलोकीं धारयिष्यति ॥ २६ ॥
aryakasya sutas tatra dharmasetur iti smrtah vaidhrtayam harer amsas tri-lokim dharayisyati
The son of Aryaka known as Dharmasetu, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will appear from the womb of Vaidhrta, the wife of Aryaka, and will rule the three worlds.
भविता रुद्रसावर्णी राजन्द्वादशमो मनु: । देववानुपदेवश्च देवश्रेष्ठादय: सुता: ॥ २७ ॥
bhavita rudra-savarni rajan dvadasamo manuh devavan upadevas ca devasresthadayah sutah
O King, the twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-savarni. Devavan, Upadeva and Devasrestha will be among his sons.
ऋतधामा च तत्रेन्द्रो देवाश्च हरितादय: । ऋषयश्च तपोमूर्तिस्तपस्व्याग्नीध्रकादय: ॥ २८ ॥
rtadhama ca tatrendro devas ca haritadayah rsayas ca tapomurtis tapasvy agnidhrakadayah
In this manvantara, the name of Indra will be Rtadhama, and the demigods will be headed by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomurti, Tapasvi and Agnidhraka.
स्वधामाख्यो हरेरंश: साधयिष्यति तन्मनो: । अन्तरं सत्यसहस: सुनृताया: सुतो विभु: ॥ २९ ॥
svadhamakhyo harer amsah sadhayisyati tan-manoh antaram satyasahasah sunrtayah suto vibhuh
From the mother named Sunrta and the father named Satyasaha will come Svadhama, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He will rule that manvantara.
मनुस्त्रयोदशो भाव्यो देवसावर्णिरात्मवान् । चित्रसेनविचित्राद्या देवसावर्णिदेहजा: ॥ ३० ॥
manus trayodaso bhavyo deva-savarnir atmavan citrasena-vicitradya deva-savarni-dehajah
The thirteenth Manu will be named Deva-savarni, and he will be very advanced in spiritual knowledge. Among his sons will be Citrasena and Vicitra.
देवा: सुकर्मसुत्रामसंज्ञा इन्द्रो दिवस्पति: । निर्मोकतत्त्वदर्शाद्या भविष्यन्त्यृषयस्तदा ॥ ३१ ॥
devah sukarma-sutrama- samjna indro divaspatih nirmoka-tattvadarsadya bhavisyanty rsayas tada
In the thirteenth manvantara, the Sukarmas and Sutramas will be among the demigods, Divaspati will be the king of heaven, and Nirmoka and Tattvadarsa will be among the seven sages.
देवहोत्रस्य तनय उपहर्ता दिवस्पते: । योगेश्वरो हरेरंशो बृहत्यां सम्भविष्यति ॥ ३२ ॥
devahotrasya tanaya upaharta divaspateh yogesvaro harer amso brhatyam sambhavisyati
The son of Devahotra known as Yogesvara will appear as a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His mother’s name will be Brhati. He will perform activities for the welfare of Divaspati.
मनुर्वा इन्द्रसावर्णिश्चतुर्दशम एष्यति । उरुगम्भीरबुधाद्या इन्द्रसावर्णिवीर्यजा: ॥ ३३ ॥
manur va indra-savarnis caturdasama esyati uru-gambhira-budhadya indra-savarni-viryajah
The name of the fourteenth Manu will be Indra-savarni. He will have sons like Uru, Gambhira and Budha.
पवित्राश्चाक्षुषा देवा: शुचिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति । अग्निर्बाहु: शुचि: शुद्धो मागधाद्यास्तपस्विन: ॥ ३४ ॥
pavitras caksusa devah sucir indro bhavisyati agnir bahuh sucih suddho magadhadyas tapasvinah
The Pavitras and Caksusas will be among the demigods, and Suci will be Indra, the king of heaven. Agni, Bahu, Suci, Suddha, Magadha and others of great austerity will be the seven sages.
सत्रायणस्य तनयो बृहद्भानुस्तदा हरि: । वितानायां महाराज क्रियातन्तून्वितायिता ॥ ३५ ॥
satrayanasya tanayo brhadbhanus tada harih vitanayam maharaja kriya-tantun vitayita
O King Pariksit, in the fourteenth manvantara the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear from the womb of Vitana, and His father’s name will be Satrayana. This incarnation will be celebrated as Brhadbhanu, and He will administer spiritual activities.
राजंश्चतुर्दशैतानि त्रिकालानुगतानि ते । प्रोक्तान्येभिर्मित: कल्पो युगसाहस्रपर्यय: ॥ ३६ ॥
rajams caturdasaitani tri-kalanugatani te proktany ebhir mitah kalpo yuga-sahasra-paryayah
O King, I have now described to you the fourteen Manus appearing in the past, present and future. The total duration of time ruled by these Manus is one thousand yuga cycles. This is called a kalpa, or one day of Lord Brahma.
