Canto Eight / CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Description of Future Manus

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.

O King Parīkshit, among the ten sons of Manu are Ikshvāku, Nabhaga, Dhrishta, Śaryāti, Narishyanta and Nābhāga. The seventh son is known as Dishta. Then come Tarūsha and Prishadhra, and the tenth son is known as Vasumān.

In this manvantara, O King, the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Viśvedevas, the Maruts, the two Aśvinī-kumāra brothers and the Ribhus are the demigods. Their head king [Indra] is Purandara.

Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasishtha, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvāja are known as the seven sages.

In this manvantara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as the youngest of all the Ādityas, known as Vāmana, the dwarf. His father was Kaśyapa and His mother Aditi.

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 Vishnu.

O King, I have previously described [in the Sixth Canto] the two daughters of Viśvakarmā, named Samjñā and Chāyā, who were the first two wives of Vivasvān.

It is said that the sun-god had a third wife, named Vadavā. Of the three wives, the wife named Samjñā had three children — Yama, Yamī and Śrāddhadeva. Now let me describe the children of Chāyā.

Chāyā had a son named Sāvarni and a daughter named Tapatī, who later became the wife of King Samvarana. Chāyā’s third child is known as Śanaiścara [Saturn]. Vadavā gave birth to two sons, namely the Aśvinī brothers.

O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarni will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.

In the period of the eighth Manu, among the demigods will be the Sutapās, the Virajas and the Amritaprabhas. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana.

Bali Mahārāja gave a gift of three paces of land to Lord Vishnu, and because of this charity he lost all the three worlds. Later, however, when Lord Vishnu is pleased because of Bali’s giving everything to Him, Bali Mahārāja will achieve the perfection of life.

With great affection, the Personality of Godhead bound Bali and then installed him in the kingdom of Sutala, which is more opulent than the heavenly planets. Mahārāja Bali now resides on that planet and is more comfortably situated than Indra.

O King, during the eighth manvantara, the great personalities Gālava, Dīptimān, Paraśurāma, Aśvatthāmā, Kripācārya, Rishyaśringa and our father, Vyāsadeva, the incarnation of Nārāyana, will be the seven sages. For the present, they are all residing in their respective āśramas.

In the eighth manvantara, the greatly powerful Personality of Godhead Sārvabhauma will take birth. His father will be Devaguhya, and His mother will be Sarasvatī. He will take the kingdom away from Purandara [Lord Indra] and give it to Bali Mahārāja.

O King, the ninth Manu will be Daksha-sāvarni, who is born of Varuna. Among his sons will be Bhūtaketu, and Dīptaketu.

In this ninth manvantara, the Pāras and Marīcigarbhas will be among the demigods. The king of heaven, Indra, will be named Adbhuta, and Dyutimān will be among the seven sages.

Rishabhadeva, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will take birth from his father, Āyushmān, and his mother, Ambudhārā. He will enable the Indra named Adbhuta to enjoy the opulence of the three worlds.

The son of Upaśloka known as Brahma-sāvarni will be the tenth Manu. Bhūrishena will be among his sons, and the brāhmanas headed by Havishmān will be the seven sages.

Havishmān, Sukrita, Satya, Jaya, Mūrti and others will be the seven sages, the Suvāsanas and Viruddhas will be among the demigods, and Śambhu will be their king, Indra.

In the home of Viśvasrashtā, a plenary portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear from the womb of Vishūcī as the incarnation known as Vishvaksena. He will make friends with Śambhu.

In the eleventh manvantara, the Manu will be Dharma-sāvarni, who will be extremely learned in spiritual knowledge. From him there will come ten sons, headed by Satyadharma.

The Vihangamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvānarucis and others will be the demigods. The king of the demigods, Indra, will be Vaidhrita, and the seven sages will be headed by Aruna.

The son of Āryaka known as Dharmasetu, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will appear from the womb of Vaidhritā, the wife of Āryaka, and will rule the three worlds.

O King, the twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarni. Devavān, Upadeva and Devaśreshtha will be among his sons.

In this manvantara, the name of Indra will be Ritadhāmā, and the demigods will be headed by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomūrti, Tapasvī and Āgnīdhraka.

From the mother named Sunritā and the father named Satyasahā will come Svadhāmā, a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He will rule that manvantara.

The thirteenth Manu will be named Deva-sāvarni, and he will be very advanced in spiritual knowledge. Among his sons will be Citrasena and Vicitra.

In the thirteenth manvantara, the Sukarmās and Sutrāmas will be among the demigods, Divaspati will be the king of heaven, and Nirmoka and Tattvadarśa will be among the seven sages.

The son of Devahotra known as Yogeśvara will appear as a partial incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His mother’s name will be Brihatī. He will perform activities for the welfare of Divaspati.

The name of the fourteenth Manu will be Indra-sāvarni. He will have sons like Uru, Gambhīra and Budha.

The Pavitras and Cākshushas will be among the demigods, and Śuci will be Indra, the king of heaven. Agni, Bāhu, Śuci, Śuddha, Māgadha and others of great austerity will be the seven sages.

O King Parīkshit, in the fourteenth manvantara the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear from the womb of Vitānā, and His father’s name will be Satrāyana. This incarnation will be celebrated as Brihadbhānu, and He will administer spiritual activities.

O King, I have now described to you the fourteen Manus appearing in the past, present and future. The total duration of time ruled by these Manus is one thousand yuga cycles. This is called a kalpa, or one day of Lord Brahmā.