Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 21

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतो मनु: । तत्सुता भूरिषेणाद्या हविष्मत्प्रमुखा द्विजा: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

daśamo brahma-sāvarṇir upaśloka-suto manuḥ tat-sutā bhūriṣeṇādyā haviṣmat pramukhā dvijāḥ

Translation

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.

Synonyms

• दशमः: tenth
• दशमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मनुः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्म-सावर्णिः: Brahma-sāvarṇi
• ब्रह्म-सावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः सावर्णिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• उपश्लोक-सुतः: son of Upaśloka
• उपश्लोक-सुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपश्लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—उपश्लोकस्य सुतः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘मनुः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-सुताः: his sons
• तत्-सुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तस्य सुताः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• भूरिषेण-आद्याः: beginning with Bhūriṣeṇa
• भूरिषेण-आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिषेण (प्रातिपदिक) + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘...-आद्याः’ = beginning with Bhūriṣeṇa; ‘तत्सुताः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हविष्मत्-प्रमुखाः: with Haviṣmat as chief
• हविष्मत्-प्रमुखाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हविष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘द्विजाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘with Haviṣmat as chief’

• द्विजाः: brāhmaṇas; twice-born
• द्विजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-sāvarṇi Manu
• Upaśloka
• Bhūriṣeṇa
• Haviṣmān

FAQs

Who is Brahma-sāvarṇi Manu in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In Canto 8, Chapter 13, Śukadeva describes Brahma-sāvarṇi as the tenth Manu, born as the son of Upaśloka, who will preside over a future manvantara.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe the future Manus to King Parīkṣit?

He outlines the manvantara succession to show the Lord’s orderly governance of cosmic time and how dharma is maintained through Manus and their lineages across ages.

What is a practical takeaway from this verse for modern life?

It encourages a long-view of time and dharma—seeing life as part of a larger divine order—helping one cultivate steadiness, humility, and faith in God’s governance.