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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.27

भविता रुद्रसावर्णी राजन्द्वादशमो मनु: । देववानुपदेवश्च देवश्रेष्ठादय: सुता: ॥ २७ ॥
bhavitā rudra-sāvarṇī
[bhavitaa rudra-saavarnee]
rājan dvādaśamo manuḥ
[raajan dvaadashamo manuh]
devavān upadevaś ca
[devavaan upadevash cha]
devaśreṣṭhādayaḥ sutāḥ
[devashreshthaadayah sutaah]
bhavitā — will appear rudra-sāvarṇiḥ — Rudra-sāvarṇi rājan — O King dvādaśamaḥ — the twelfth manuḥ — Manu devavān — Devavān upadevaḥ — Upadeva ca — and devaśreṣṭha — Devaśreṣṭha ādayaḥ — such persons sutāḥ — sons of the Manu.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhavitā rudra-sāvarṇī
bhavitā
will appear
rudra-sāvarṇiḥ
Rudra-sāvarṇi
rājan dvādaśamo manuḥ
rājan
O King
dvādaśamaḥ
the twelfth
manuḥ
Manu
devavān upadevaś ca
devavān
Devavān
upadevaḥ
Upadeva
ca
and
devaśreṣṭhādayaḥ sutāḥ
devaśreṣṭha
Devaśreṣṭha
ādayaḥ
such persons
sutāḥ
sons of the Manu.
O King, the twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarṇi. Devavān, Upadeva and Devaśreṣṭha will be among his sons.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! The twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarṇi. Devavān, Upadeva and Devaśreṣṭha will be among his sons.
The twelfth Manu will be Rudra-sāvarṇi, with sons Devavān, Upadeva, and Devaśreṣṭha. Even named Rudra-derived dynasties continue dharma's work. Lineages of fierceness can also be lineages of order.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I associate 'fierce' lineages with disorder, missing their actual role in dharma?
  • Whose Rudra-quality intensity in my circle actually serves order rather than chaos?
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