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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.1

श्रीशुक उवाच मनुर्विवस्वत: पुत्र: श्राद्धदेव इति श्रुत: । सप्तमो वर्तमानो यस्तदपत्यानि मे श‍ृणु ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
manur vivasvataḥ putraḥ
[manur vivasvatah putrah]
śrāddhadeva iti śrutaḥ
[shraaddhadeva iti shrutah]
saptamo vartamāno yas
[saptamo vartamaano yas]
tad-apatyāni me śṛṇu
[tad-apatyaani me shrinu]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said manuḥ — Manu vivasvataḥ — of the sun-god putraḥ — son śrāddhadevaḥ — as Śrāddhadeva iti — thus śrutaḥ — known, celebrated saptamaḥ — seventh vartamānaḥ — at the present moment yaḥ — he who tat — his apatyāni — children me — from me śṛṇu — just hear.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
manur vivasvataḥ putraḥ
manuḥ
Manu
vivasvataḥ
of the sun-god
putraḥ
son
śrāddhadeva iti śrutaḥ
śrāddhadevaḥ
as Śrāddhadeva
iti
thus
śrutaḥ
known, celebrated
saptamo vartamāno yas
saptamaḥ
seventh
vartamānaḥ
at the present moment
yaḥ
he who
tad-apatyāni me śṛṇu
tat
his
apatyāni
children
me
from me
śṛṇu
just hear.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva (Vaivasvata Manu) is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons. The Thirteenth Chapter briefly describes in order more Manvantaras starting with the seventh one, with the six specific qualities.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
The present Manu, Śrāddhadeva, is the seventh — son of Vivasvān, the sun-god. The Bhāgavatam locates us cosmically; we are not in the only Manu's reign that ever was. Time-scale humility is a starting point for devotion.
Reflection Questions
  • How does knowing I live in the seventh Manu's age affect how I weight my immediate concerns?
  • Where do I act as if my generation is the only one that matters in cosmic history?
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