Shloka 29

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

स्वधामाख्यो हरेरंश: साधयिष्यति तन्मनो: । अन्तरं सत्यसहस: सुनृताया: सुतो विभु: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

svadhāmākhyo harer aṁśaḥ sādhayiṣyati tan-manoḥ antaraṁ satyasahasaḥ sunṛtāyāḥ suto vibhuḥ

Translation

من الأم المسماة سُنṛتَا والأب المسمّى سَتيَسَها سيولد سْوَधاما، وهو تجلٍّ جزئيّ للربّ الأعلى، هري. وهو الذي سيحكم ذلك المَنونتر.

Synonyms

• svadhāmākhyaḥ: named Svadhāmā
• svadhāmākhyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svadhāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वधाम नाम यस्य/यः); प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; qualifies ‘aṁśaḥ’

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः (genitive)

• aṁśaḥ: portion; incarnation
• aṁśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

• sādhayiṣyati: will accomplish
• sādhayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• tat: of that
• tat: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; ‘of that’ (with manuḥ)

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः (genitive)

• antaram: the interval; the manvantara
• antaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया एकवचनम्, नपुंसकलिङ्गः; object of ‘sādhayiṣyati’

• satyasahasaḥ: of Satyasaha (name)
• satyasahasaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + sahas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (सत्यं सहते/साहसः इति नाम); षष्ठी एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; ‘of Satyasaha’

• sunṛtāyāḥ: of Sunṛtā (name)
• sunṛtāyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sunṛtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः (genitive)

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

• vibhuḥ: the mighty one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; apposition to ‘sutaḥ/aṁśaḥ’

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Lord Viṣṇu)
• Svadhāmā
• Manu
• Satyasaha
• Sunṛtā

FAQs

Who is Svadhāmā in Srimad Bhagavatam 8.13?

Svadhāmā is described as an aṁśa (empowered portion) of Hari who will accomplish the divine purposes during that Manu’s Manvantara.

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Indra in different Manvantaras?

This verse states that in that particular Manvantara, Satyasaha—son of Sunṛtā—will be the Indra, showing that the post of Indra changes across Manvantara cycles.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from the changing roles of Manu and Indra?

Worldly power and positions are temporary, while service to Hari is central; the verse highlights divine order and the Lord’s arrangement behind cosmic leadership.