Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.13.7
सङ्क्षेपतो मयोक्तानि सप्तमन्वन्तराणि ते ।
भविष्याण्यथ वक्ष्यामि विष्णो: शक्त्यान्वितानि च ॥ ७ ॥
saṅkṣepato mayoktāni
[sankshepato mayoktaani]
sapta-manvantarāṇi te
[sapta-manvantaraani te]
bhaviṣyāṇy atha vakṣyāmi
[bhavishyaany atha vakshyaami]
viṣṇoḥ śaktyānvitāni ca
[vishnoh shaktyaanvitaani cha]
Word-for-word
saṅkṣepataḥ
—
in brief
mayā
—
by me
uktāni
—
explained
sapta
—
seven
manu-antarāṇi
—
changes of Manu
te
—
unto you
bhaviṣyāṇi
—
the future Manus
atha
—
also
vakṣyāmi
—
I shall speak
viṣṇoḥ
—
of Lord Viṣṇu
śaktyā anvitāni
—
empowered by the energy
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
saṅkṣepato mayoktāni
saṅkṣepataḥ
in brief
mayā
by me
uktāni
explained
sapta-manvantarāṇi te
sapta
seven
manu-antarāṇi
changes of Manu
te
unto you
bhaviṣyāṇy atha vakṣyāmi
bhaviṣyāṇi
the future Manus
atha
also
vakṣyāmi
I shall speak
viṣṇoḥ śaktyānvitāni ca
viṣṇoḥ
of Lord Viṣṇu
śaktyā anvitāni
empowered by the energy
ca
also.
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 Viṣṇu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I have briefly explained to you the position of the first seven Manvantaras. Now I shall describe the future Manvantaras, along with the incarnations of Viṣṇu.
Personal Guidance
Now I shall describe the future Manus, along with the Lord's incarnations. The Bhāgavatam confidently foretells what is millions of years ahead. Śāstra speaks of past, present, and future as one continuous fabric.
Reflection Questions
- Do I treat śāstra as a record of the past or as a description of all time?
- Where does my anxiety about the future come from a lack of trust in this larger telling?
My note
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