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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.2-3

योऽसौ सत्यव्रतो नाम राजर्षिर्द्रविडेश्वर: । ज्ञानं योऽतीतकल्पान्ते लेभे पुरुषसेवया ॥ २ ॥ स वै विवस्वत: पुत्रो मनुरासीदिति श्रुतम् । त्वत्तस्तस्य सुता:प्रोक्ता इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखा नृपा: ॥ ३ ॥
yo ’sau satyavrato nāma
[yo ’sau satyavrato naama]
rājarṣir draviḍeśvaraḥ
[raajarshir dravideshvarah]
jñānaṁ yo ’tīta-kalpānte
[jnaanam yo ’teeta-kalpaante]
lebhe puruṣa-sevayā
[lebhe purusha-sevayaa]
sa vai vivasvataḥ putro
[sa vai vivasvatah putro]
manur āsīd iti śrutam
[manur aaseed iti shrutam]
tvattas tasya sutāḥ proktā
[tvattas tasya sutaah proktaa]
ikṣvāku-pramukhā nṛpāḥ
[ikshvaaku-pramukhaa nripaah]
Word-for-word
yaḥ asau — he who was known satyavrataḥ — Satyavrata nāma — by the name rāja-ṛṣiḥ — the saintly king draviḍa-īśvaraḥ — the ruler of the Draviḍa countries jñānam — knowledge yaḥ — one who atīta-kalpa-ante — at the end of the period of the last Manu, or at the end of the last millennium lebhe — received puruṣa-sevayā — by rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead saḥ — he vai — indeed vivasvataḥ — of Vivasvān putraḥ — son manuḥ āsīt — became the Vaivasvata Manu iti — thus śrutam — I have already heard tvattaḥ — from you tasya — his sutāḥ — sons proktāḥ — have been explained ikṣvāku-pramukhāḥ — headed by Ikṣvāku nṛpāḥ — many kings.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo ’sau satyavrato nāma
yaḥ asau
he who was known
rājarṣir draviḍeśvaraḥ
jñānaṁ yo ’tīta-kalpānte
lebhe puruṣa-sevayā
satyavrataḥ
Satyavrata
nāma
by the name
sa vai vivasvataḥ putro
manur āsīd iti śrutam
rāja-ṛṣiḥ
the saintly king
draviḍa-īśvaraḥ
the ruler of the Draviḍa countries
jñānam
knowledge
tvattas tasya sutāḥ proktā
yaḥ
one who
atīta-kalpa-ante
at the end of the period of the last Manu, or at the end of the last millennium
lebhe
received
puruṣa-sevayā
by rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
saḥ
he
ikṣvāku-pramukhā nṛpāḥ
vai
indeed
vivasvataḥ
of Vivasvān
putraḥ
son
manuḥ āsīt
became the Vaivasvata Manu
iti
thus
śrutam
I have already heard
tvattaḥ
from you
tasya
his
sutāḥ
sons
proktāḥ
have been explained
ikṣvāku-pramukhāḥ
headed by Ikṣvāku
nṛpāḥ
many kings.
Satyavrata, the saintly king of Draviḍadeśa who received spiritual knowledge at the end of the last millennium by the grace of the Supreme, later became Vaivasvata Manu, the son of Vivasvān, in the next manvantara [period of Manu]. I have received this knowledge from you. I also understand that such kings as Ikṣvāku were his sons, as you have already explained.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Satyavrata, the saintly king of Draviḍadeśa who received spiritual knowledge at the end of the last Manvantara by the grace of the Lord, later became Vaivasvata Manu, the son of Vivasvān. I have received this knowledge from you. I also understand that such kings as Ikṣvāku were his sons, as you have already explained. Atīta-kalpānte means at the end of the last Manvantara (Cākṣuṣa).
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Personal Guidance
Satyavrata's service to the Lord during one age earned him the post of Manu in the next. Quiet devotion in obscurity ripens into great responsibility in due course.
Reflection Questions
  • What service am I rendering now that will shape who I become in the next chapter of life?
  • Do I trust that sincere puruṣa-sevā is being recorded even when no one notices?
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