Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.11
अष्टमेऽन्तर आयाते सावर्णिर्भविता मनु: ।
निर्मोकविरजस्काद्या: सावर्णितनया नृप ॥ ११ ॥
aṣṭame ’ntara āyāte
[ashtame ’ntara aayaate]
sāvarṇir bhavitā manuḥ
[saavarnir bhavitaa manuh]
nirmoka-virajaskādyāḥ
[nirmoka-virajaskaadyaah]
sāvarṇi-tanayā nṛpa
[saavarni-tanayaa nripa]
Word-for-word
aṣṭame
—
the eighth
antare
—
Manu’s period
āyāte
—
when arrived
sāvarṇiḥ
—
Sāvarṇi
bhavitā
—
will become
manuḥ
—
the eighth Manu
nirmoka
—
Nirmoka
virajaska-ādyāḥ
—
Virajaska and others
sāvarṇi
—
of Sāvarṇi
tanayāḥ
—
the sons
nṛpa
—
O King.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṣṭame ’ntara āyāte
aṣṭame
the eighth
sāvarṇir bhavitā manuḥ
antare
Manu’s period
nirmoka-virajaskādyāḥ
sāvarṇi-tanayā nṛpa
āyāte
when arrived
sāvarṇiḥ
Sāvarṇi
bhavitā
will become
manuḥ
the eighth Manu
nirmoka
Nirmoka
virajaska-ādyāḥ
Virajaska and others
sāvarṇi
of Sāvarṇi
tanayāḥ
the sons
nṛpa
O King.
O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarṇi 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 Brahmā. 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 Śukadeva Gosvāmī, having heard from authorities, foretells that the eighth Manu will be Sāvarṇi and that Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons. Śāstra can foretell what will happen millions and millions of years in the future.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarṇi, Chāyā’s son, will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.
Personal Guidance
When the eighth Manu's period arrives, Sāvarṇi will rule; Nirmoka and Virajaska will be his sons. Śāstra foretells what will happen millions of years hence. The future is not blank to the seer; it is part of the Lord's already-known plan.
Reflection Questions
- How does the idea that 'millions of years hence is already known' change my anxiety about next year?
- Where do I treat the future as randomness, when scripture treats it as foreseeable?
My note
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