SB 8.14.2 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.14.2

श्रीऋषिरुवाच मनवो मनुपुत्राश्च मुनयश्च महीपते । इन्द्रा: सुरगणाश्चैव सर्वे पुरुषशासना: ॥ २ ॥

śrī-ṛṣir uvāca

[shree-rishir uvaacha]

manavo manu-putrāś ca

[manavo manu-putraash cha]

munayaś ca mahī-pate

[munayash cha mahee-pate]

indrāḥ sura-gaṇāś caiva

[indraah sura-ganaash chaiva]

sarve puruṣa-śāsanāḥ

[sarve purusha-shaasanaah]

Word-for-word

śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said manavaḥ — all the Manus manu-putrāḥ — all the sons of Manu ca — and munayaḥ — all the great sages ca — and mahī-pate — O King indrāḥ — all the Indras sura-gaṇāḥ — the demigods ca — and eva — certainly sarve — all of them puruṣa-śāsanāḥ — under the rule of the Supreme person.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

śrī-ṛṣir uvāca

śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said

manavo manu-putrāś ca

manavaḥ

all the Manus

manu-putrāḥ

all the sons of Manu

and

munayaś ca mahī-pate

munayaḥ

all the great sages

and

mahī-pate

O King

indrāḥ sura-gaṇāś caiva

indrāḥ

all the Indras

sura-gaṇāḥ

the demigods

and

eva

certainly

sarve puruṣa-śāsanāḥ

sarve

all of them

puruṣa-śāsanāḥ

under the rule of the Supreme person.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The Manus, the sons of Manu, the great sages, the Indras and all the demigods, O King, are appointed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations such as Yajña.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The Manus, the sons of Manu, the great sages, the Indras and all the devatās, O King, are under the control of the Supreme Lord. The forms of the Lord who control are Yajña and other Manvantara incarnations.

Personal Guidance

Manus, their sons, sages, Indras, and demigods are all appointed by the Lord through His incarnations like Yajña. Cosmic functionaries do not self-appoint. Position in dharma is delegation, never seizure.

Reflection Questions

Where am I self-appointing into a role rather than being delegated to it?
What position would I gladly receive if it came as the Lord's appointment, that I would refuse if I had to seize it?

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