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Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva (Vaivasvata Manu) is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.
tarūṣaś ca pṛṣadhraś ca daśamo vasumān smṛtaḥ manor vaivasvatasyaite daśa-putrāḥ parantapa
O King Parīkṣit! Among the ten sons of Vaivasvata Manu are Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta and Nābhāga. The seventh son is known as Diṣṭa. Then come Tarūṣa and Pṛṣadhra, and the tenth son is known as Vasumān.
O King! In this Manvantara the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Viśvedevas, the Maruts, the two Aśvinī-kumāra brothers and the Ṛbhus are the devatās. The position of Indra is taken by Purandara.
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Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvāja are known as the seven sages.
In this Manvantara, the Supreme Lord appeared as the youngest of all the Ādityas, known as Vāmana, the dwarf, from Kaśyapa and Aditi.
I have briefly explained to you the position of the first seven Manvantaras. Now I shall describe the future Manvantaras, along with the incarnations of Viṣṇu.
O King! I have previously described (in the Sixth Canto) the two daughters of Viśvakarmā, named Saṁjñā and Chāyā, who were the first two wives of Vivasvān.
The sun-god had a third wife, named Vaòavā. Of the three wives, the wife named Saṁjñā had three children--Yama, Yamī (Yamunā) and Śrāddhadeva. Now hear about the children of Chāyā.
Chāyā had a son named Sāvarṇi and a daughter named Tapatī, who later became the wife of King Saṁvaraṇa. Chāyā's third child is known as Śanaiścara (Saturn). Vaòavā gave birth to two sons, namely the Aśvinī brothers.
O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarṇi, Chāyās son, will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons.
In the period of the eighth Manu, the devatās will be the Sutapās, the Virajas and the Amṛtaprabhas. The king of the devatās, Indra, will be Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana.
Bali Mahārāja gave a gift of three paces of land to Lord Viṣṇu, and because of this charity he lost all the three worlds. Later, Bali Mahārāja, after achieving the post of Indra (during the eighth Manvantara), will give it up and achieve perfection.
With great affection, the Lord bound Bali and then installed him in the kingdom of Sutala, which is greater than Svarga. Mahārāja Bali now resides on that planet like an emperor.
He who was installed in Sutala remains there now.
ime saptarṣayas tatra bhaviṣyanti sva-yogataḥ idānīm āsate rājan sve sva āśrama-maṇòale
O King, during the eighth Manvantara, the great personalities Gālava, Dīptimān, Paraśurāma, Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpācārya, Ṛṣyaśṛḍga and our father, Vyāsadeva, the incarnation of Nārāyaṇa, will be the seven sages because of their dedication to the Lord. For the present, they are all residing in their respective hermitages.
In the eighth Manvantara, the Lord will appear as Sārvabhauma. His father will be Devaguhya, and his mother will be Sarasvatī. He will take the kingdom away from Purandara and give it to Bali Mahārāja.
O King, the ninth Manu will be Dakṣa-sāvarṇi, who is born of Varuṇa. Among his sons will be Bhūtaketu, and Dīptaketu.
In this ninth Manvantara, the Pāras and Marīcigarbhas will be among the devatās. The king of heaven, Indra, will be named Adbhuta, and Dyutimān will be among the seven sages.
Ṛṣabhadeva, an expansion of the Lord, will take birth from his father, Āyuṣmān, and his mother, Ambudhārā. He will enable the Indra named Adbhuta to enjoy the prosperity of the three worlds.
The son of Upaśloka known as Brahma-sāvarṇi will be the tenth Manu. Bhūriṣeṇa will be among his sons, and the brāhmaṇas headed by Haviṣmān will be the seven sages.
Haviṣmān, Sukṛta, Satya, Jaya, Mūrti and others will also be among the seven sages, the Suvāsanas and Viruddhas will be the devatās, and Śambhu will be their king, Indra.
In the home of Viśvasraṣṭā, the Lord will appear from the womb of Viṣūcī as the expansion known as Viṣvaksena. He will make friends with Śambhu.
In the eleventh Manvantara, the Manu will be Dharma-sāvarṇi, who will be in control of his senses. From him there will come ten sons, headed by Satyadharma.
The Vihaḍgamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvāṇarucis and others will be the devatās. Indra will be Vaidhṛta, and the seven sages will be headed by Aruṇa.
The son of Āryaka known as Dharmasetu, a portion of the Lord will appear from the womb of Vaidhṛtā, the wife of Āryaka, and will protect the three worlds.
O King! The twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarṇi. Devavān, Upadeva and Devaśreṣṭha will be among his sons.
In this Manvantara, the Indra will be Ṛtadhāmā, and the devatās will be headed by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomūrti, Tapasvī and Āgnīdhraka.
From the mother named Sunṛtā and the father named Satyasahā will appear Svadhāmā, a portion of the Lord during this Manvantara.
Tan-manoḥ antaram means during the Manvantara. Satyasahasa is the father.
The thirteenth Manu will be named Deva-sāvarṇi, controlled in his senses. Among his sons will be Citrasena and Vicitra.
In the thirteenth Manvantara, the Sukarmās and Sutrāmas will be the devatās, Divaspati will be Indra, and Nirmoka and Tattvadarśa will be among the seven sages.
The son of Devahotra known as Yogeśvara will appear as a portion of the Lord from the womb of Bṛhatī. He will perform activities for the welfare of Divaspati.
The Lord will do beneficial acts for Divaspati, Indra.
The name of the fourteenth Manu will be Indra-sāvarṇi. He will have sons like Uru, Gambhīra and Budha.
The Pavitras and Cākṣuṣas will be the devatās, and Śuci will be Indra, the king of heaven. Agni, Bāhu, Śuci, Śuddha, Māgadha and others will be the seven sages.
Tapasvinaḥ means sages.
O King Parīkṣit! In the fourteenth Manvantara the Supreme Lord will appear from the womb of Vitānā, and a father named Satrāyaṇa as Bṛhadbhānu, and he will spread karma-yoga.
O King! I have now described to you the fourteen Manvantaras which appear in the past, present and future. The total duration of time ruled by these Manus is one day of Brahmā consisting of a thousand yuga cycles.
The fourteen Manvantaras end (paryayaḥ) after a thousand yuga cycles.
Thus ends the commentary on the Thirteenth Chapter of the Eighth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
The Thirteenth Chapter briefly describes in order more Manvantaras starting with the seventh one, with the six specific qualities.