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Canto 8 · Ch 13 · SB 8.13.1

Description of Future Manus

SB 8.13.1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
manur vivasvataḥ putraḥ
śrāddhadeva iti śrutaḥ
saptamo vartamāno yas
tad-apatyāni me śṛṇu
Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; manuḥ-Manu; vivasvataḥ-of the sun-god; putraḥ-son; śrāddhadevaḥ-as Śrāddhadeva; iti-thus; śrutaḥ-known, celebrated; saptamaḥ-seventh; vartamānaḥ-at the present moment; yaḥ-he who; tat-his; apatyāni-children; me-from me; śṛṇu-just hear.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.