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Chapter 13: Description of Future Manus

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SB 8.13.1

श्रीशुक उवाच मनुर्विवस्वतः पुत्रः श्राद्धदेव इति श्रुतः सप्तमो वर्तमानो यस्तदपत्यानि मे शृणु

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.

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