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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.28

ऋतधामा च तत्रेन्द्रो देवाश्च हरितादय: । ऋषयश्च तपोमूर्तिस्तपस्व्याग्नीध्रकादय: ॥ २८ ॥
ṛtadhāmā ca tatrendro
[ritadhaamaa cha tatrendro]
devāś ca haritādayaḥ
[devaash cha haritaadayah]
ṛṣayaś ca tapomūrtis
[rishayash cha tapomoortis]
tapasvy āgnīdhrakādayaḥ
[tapasvy aagneedhrakaadayah]
ṛtadhāmā — Ṛtadhāmā ca — also tatra — in that period indraḥ — the king of heaven devāḥ — the demigods ca — and harita-ādayaḥ — headed by the Haritas ṛṣayaḥ ca — and the seven sages tapomūrtiḥ — Tapomūrti tapasvī — Tapasvī āgnīdhraka — Āgnīdhraka ādayaḥ — and so on.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛtadhāmā ca tatrendro
ṛtadhāmā
Ṛtadhāmā
ca
also
tatra
in that period
indraḥ
the king of heaven
devāś ca haritādayaḥ
devāḥ
the demigods
ca
and
harita-ādayaḥ
headed by the Haritas
ṛṣayaś ca tapomūrtis
ṛṣayaḥ ca
and the seven sages
tapomūrtiḥ
Tapomūrti
tapasvy āgnīdhrakādayaḥ
tapasvī
Tapasvī
āgnīdhraka
Āgnīdhraka
ādayaḥ
and so on.
In this manvantara, the name of Indra will be Ṛtadhāmā, and the demigods will be headed by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomūrti, Tapasvī and Āgnīdhraka.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In this Manvantara, the Indra will be Ṛtadhāmā, and the devatās will be headed by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomūrti, Tapasvī and Āgnīdhraka.
Indra will be Ṛtadhāmā; demigods led by the Haritas; sages Tapomūrti, Tapasvī, Āgnīdhraka. The name Ṛtadhāmā means 'whose abode is cosmic order.' Names tell us what the Lord values in His chosen administrators.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'abode' do I cultivate as my own — order, mercy, austerity, knowledge?
  • Whose Indra-quality in my circle is named after a virtue I should imitate?
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