Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 33

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

मनुर्वा इन्द्रसावर्णिश्चतुर्दशम एष्यति । उरुगम्भीरबुधाद्या इन्द्रसावर्णिवीर्यजा: ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

manur vā indra-sāvarṇiś caturdaśama eṣyati uru-gambhīra-budhādyā indra-sāvarṇi-vīryajāḥ

Translation

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

Synonyms

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

• वा: or; indeed
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative/विकल्प)

• इन्द्रसावर्णिः: Indra-sāvarṇi (name of Manu)
• इन्द्रसावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रसावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• चतुर्दशमः: fourteenth
• चतुर्दशमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• एष्यति: will come; will appear
• एष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• उरुगम्भीरबुधाद्याः: Uru, Gambhīra, Budha and others
• उरुगम्भीरबुधाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरु + गम्भीर + बुध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative list: Uru, Gambhīra, Budha, etc.), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• इन्द्रसावर्णिवीर्यजाः: born of Indra-sāvarṇi’s potency
• इन्द्रसावर्णिवीर्यजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रसावर्णि + वीर्य + ज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: इन्द्रसावर्णेः वीर्येण जाताः), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Characters & Entities

• Indra-sāvarṇi
• Urugambhīra
• Budha

FAQs

Who is Indra-sāvarṇi Manu in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Indra-sāvarṇi is the Manu of the fourteenth manvantara, described in Canto 8, Chapter 13 as a future ruler of mankind in the cosmic cycle.

What does Bhagavatam 8.13.33 say about the sons of Indra-sāvarṇi Manu?

This verse states that Indra-sāvarṇi Manu will have sons, beginning with Urugambhīra and Budha, who are described as born from his potency.

How can the teaching of the manvantara cycles be applied in modern life?

It fosters humility and steadiness by reminding us that time moves in vast divine cycles, encouraging focus on dharma and devotion rather than temporary worldly upheavals.