2010-03-07
Srimad Bhagavatam 08.13.1-11 - Importance Of The Bhagwata World View (download mp3)
by Caitanya Caran Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
SB 8.13.1
sri-suka uvaca
manur vivasvatah putrah
sraddhadeva iti srutah
saptamo vartamano yas
tad-apatyani me srnu
Translation:
Sukadeva Gosvami said: The present Manu, who is named Sraddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvan, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Sraddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.
SB 8.13.2-3
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
Translation:
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.
SB 8.13.4
aditya vasavo rudra
visvedeva marud-ganah
asvinav rbhavo rajann
indras tesam purandarah
Translation:
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.
SB 8.13.5
kasyapo 'trir vasisthas ca
visvamitro 'tha gautamah
jamadagnir bharadvaja
iti saptarsayah smrtah
Translation:
Kasyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Visvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja are known as the seven sages.
SB 8.13.6
atrapi bhagavaj-janma
kasyapad aditer abhut
adityanam avarajo
visnur vamana-rupa-dhrk
Translation:
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.
SB 8.13.7
sanksepato mayoktani
sapta-manvantarani te
bhavisyany atha vaksyami
visnoh saktyanvitani ca
Translation:
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.
SB 8.13.8
vivasvatas ca dve jaye
visvakarma-sute ubhe
samjña chaya ca rajendra
ye prag abhihite tava
Translation:
O King, I have previously described [in the Sixth Canto] the two daughters of Visvakarma, named Samjña and Chaya, who were the first two wives of Vivasvan.
SB 8.13.9
trtiyam vadavam eke
tasam samjña-sutas trayah
yamo yami sraddhadevas
chayayas ca sutañ chrnu
Translation:
It is said that the sun-god had a third wife, named Vadava. Of the three wives, the wife named Samjña had three children-Yama, Yami and Sraddhadeva. Now let me describe the children of Chaya.
SB 8.13.10
savarnis tapati kanya
bharya samvaranasya ya
sanaiscaras trtiyo 'bhud
asvinau vadavatmajau
Translation:
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.
SB 8.13.11
astame 'ntara ayate
savarnir bhavita manuh
nirmoka-virajaskadyah
savarni-tanaya nrpa
Translation:
O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Savarni will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.
Purport:
The present reign is that of Vaivasvata Manu. According to astronomical calculations, we are now in the twenty-eighth yuga of Vaivasvata Manu. Each Manu lives for seventy-one yugas, and fourteen such Manus rule in one day of Lord Brahma. We are now in the period of Vaivasvata Manu, the seventh Manu, and the eighth Manu will come into existence after many millions of years. But Sukadeva Gosvami, having heard from authorities, foretells that the eighth Manu will be Savarni and that Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons. Sastra can foretell what will happen millions and millions of years in the future.
