Shloka 24

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

मनुर्वै धर्मसावर्णिरेकादशम आत्मवान् । अनागतास्तत्सुताश्च सत्यधर्मादयो दश ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

manur vai dharma-sāvarṇir ekādaśama ātmavān anāgatās tat-sutāś ca satyadharmādayo daśa

Translation

Im elften Manvantara wird der Manu Dharma-sāvarṇi sein, überaus gelehrt im spirituellen Wissen. Von ihm werden zehn Söhne ausgehen, angeführt von Satyadharma.

Synonyms

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• धर्मसावर्णिः: Dharma-sāvarṇi (name)
• धर्मसावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः नामसमास: ‘धर्मस्य सावर्णिः’

• एकादशमः: the eleventh
• एकादशमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed
• आत्मवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त

• अनागताः: Anāgata (name)/those named Anāgata
• अनागताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्-सुताः: his sons
• तत्-सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्य सुताः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्यधर्म-आदयः: Satyadharma and others
• सत्यधर्म-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘X-आदयः’ = ‘X and others’

• दश: ten
• दश: Sankhya (संख्या/Number)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे (indeclinable-like numeral usage)

Characters & Entities

• Dharma-sāvarṇi Manu
• Satya
• Dharma

FAQs

Who is Dharma-sāvarṇi Manu in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse identifies Dharma-sāvarṇi as the eleventh Manu, described as ātmavān—self-controlled and spiritually strong—who will preside over a future manvantara.

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the sons of the eleventh Manu?

It states that Dharma-sāvarṇi Manu will have ten sons, beginning with Satya and Dharma, who will appear in the future.

How can the quality ātmavān (self-mastery) be applied in modern devotional life?

Practicing regulated habits, truthful speech, and steady sādhana (hearing, chanting, and remembrance) cultivates self-mastery, making one fit to follow dharma with clarity.