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2024-03-28, 4:40 PM |
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Chapter
13: Description of Future Manus
(1) S'rî
S'uka
said:
'Now
hear
from
me about
the children of the son of Vivasvân, the present Manu who is
known in the world as
S'râddhadeva. He is the seventh one [we are
now in the twenty-eighth yuga of him who is also known as
Vaivasvata Manu]. (2-3) The
ten sons of Manu are known as Ikshvâku, Nabhaga, Dhrishtha,
S'aryâti, Narishyanta, Nâbhâga [or Nriga] and Dishtha
as the seventh one. Then oh chastiser of the enemy, there are
Tarûsha [or Karûshaka], Prishadhra and Manu's tenth son who
is known as Vasumân [or
Kavi, see also 9.1: 11-12]. (4)
Oh King, the Âdityas, the Vasus, the
Rudras, the Vis'vedevas, the Maruts, the As'vins and the Ribhus are the demigods [during this period] and Purandara is their Indra. (5) Kas'yâpa,
Atri,
Vasishthha,
Vis'vâmitra,
Gautama,
Jamadagni
and
Bharadvâja
are
known
as the seven sages. (6) The appearance of the Supreme Lord Vishnu
that took place during this period was the one of Lord Vâmana. He
was the youngest Âditya
born from
mother Aditi and father
Kas'yapa Muni. (7) I briefly
described the seven periods of the Manus, let me also tell you about
the future Manus endowed with the powers of Vishnu [see 8.1
& 8.5].
(8) Samjñâ and Châyâ, the two wives of Vivasvân who were the daughters of Vis'vakarmâ
oh King, I both described to you previously [see 6.6: 40-41]. (9) Some
mention a third wife of Vivasvân:
Vadavâ. Of the three of them there were of
Samjñâ three
children born - a daughter Yamî and the sons Yama and
S'râddhadeva. Now hear about the children of Châyâ. (10)
There
was
Sâvarni
[a
son],
the
daughter Tapatî who later became the wife of king Samvarana and
S'anais'cara [Saturn] who was the third one. The two As'vins were the
sons born from Vadavâ. (11)
When the eighth period
arrives Sâvarni will become the Manu. The sons of Sâvarni oh ruler of man,
are Nirmoka, Virajaska and others.
(12) The
Sutapâs, the Virajas and the Amritaprabhas will belong to the demigods and Bali, the son of Virocana, will become
the Indra. (13)
Having donated the entire
universe to
Vishnu who begged him for three steps of land, he [Bali] will achieve
the post of Indra. He will thereafter renouncing achieve
the perfection of life. (14) He, Bali,
bound by the Supreme Lord, was as a token of His
appreciation again favored with the kingdom of Sutala where situated he
today still occupies a position more opulent than the one of Indra in
heaven. (15-16) Gâlava,
Dîptimân,
Paras'urâma,
As'vatthâmâ,
Kripâcârya,
Rishyas'ringa
and
our
father Vyâsadeva,
the incarnation of the Lord [as a philosopher] will, because
of their yoga practice, be
the
seven
sages
during the
eighth manvantara. They at
present are engaged in
their respective hermitages oh
King.
(17) Sârvabhauma,
the
Lord
and
Master
[over
the world] will,
fathered by Devaguhya, be born from Sarasvatî and take away by force the lands of
Purandara [Indra]
and give them to Bali.
(18) Daksha-sâvarni, the ninth Manu, born as
the son of Varuna, will have
Bhûtaketu,
Dîptaketu and others as his
sons oh King. (19) The Pâras, the Marîcigarbhas and
others will be the
demigods, the king of heaven will be known as Adbhuta and the seven sages of that period will be headed by Dyutimân. (20) Rishabhadeva, a partial incarnation of the
Supreme Lord, will, with Âyushmân as His father, take birth from the womb
of Ambudhârâ. Adbhuta will because of Him enjoy all opulence of
the three worlds.
(21) The
tenth Manu will be Brahma-sâvarni, son of Upas'loka. His sons
will be Bhûrishena and others and the twice-born ones will be
headed
by Havishmân. (22) Havishmân, Sukrita, Satya, Jaya,
Mûrti [and others] are the [seven] sages during that period, the
Suvâsanas, the Viruddhas and others will be the demigods and
S'ambhu will be the controller of the Suras [the Indra]. (23) One of the Supreme Lord's plenary
portions, Vishvaksena, will take birth from the womb of
Vishûcî in the
home of Vis'vasrashthâ and will make friends with S'ambhu.
(24) Dharma-sâvarni will be
the eleventh Manu to appear in the future. This self-realized soul
will have Satyadharma and others as his ten sons. (25) The Vihangamas, Kâmagamas and
Nirvânarucis are the demigods then and Vaidhrita will be
their Indra. The seven sages are Aruna and others. (26) A
partial incarnation of the Lord known as Dharmasetu will be born from the womb of Vaidhritâ
as the son of Âryaka and will rule the three
worlds.
(27) Rudra-sâvarni oh King, will appear as the twelfth Manu and
Devavân, Upadeva and Devas'reshthha and others will be his sons. (28) Ritadhâmâ
will
be
the Indra for that period, the
demigods will be headed by the Haritas and Tapomûrti,
Tapasvî, Âgnîdhraka and others will be
the sages.
(29) The
mighty Svadhâmâ, a partial
incarnation of the Lord who Satyasahâ
will
beget
by
Sunritâ,
will
rule
that
period
of
Manu.
(30) The self-realized soul Deva-sâvarni will be the thirteenth Manu and Citrasena, Vicitra and
others will be his sons. (31)
The Sukarmâs and Sutrâmas will become the demigods,
Divaspati will be the Indra and Nirmoka and Tattvadars'a and
others will
be
the sages then. (32)
Yoges'vara, a partial
incarnation of the Lord, will
appear from the womb of Brihatî
as the son of Devahotra and will endeavor for the sake of
Divaspati [the
Indra].
(33) Indra-savârni will be
the fourteenth Manu and from his semen Uru, Gambhîra, Budha and
others will be born. (34)
The Pavitras
and Câkshushas will be the demigods, S'uci will be the king of
heaven and Agni, Bâhu, S'uci, S'uddha, Mâgadha and others
will be the ascetics. (35)
For that period, oh great king, the Lord will appear in the womb of
Vitânâ as Brihadbhânu, the son of
Satrâyana, in order to promote all spiritual activities.
(36) Oh King, the estimated time of the past, the
present and the future of these fourteen Manus I have described to
you, covers a thousand mahâyugas or one kalpa
[one day of Brahmâ, see also picture].'
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