Shloka 11

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

अष्टमेऽन्तर आयाते सावर्णिर्भविता मनु: । निर्मोकविरजस्काद्या: सावर्णितनया नृप ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭame ’ntara āyāte sāvarṇir bhavitā manuḥ nirmoka-virajaskādyāḥ sāvarṇi-tanayā nṛpa

Translation

O King, when the age of the eighth Manu arrives, Sāvarṇi will become the Manu. Among his sons will be Nirmoka, Virajaska, and others.

Synonyms

• अष्टमे: in the eighth
• अष्टमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the eighth’ (locative)

• अन्तरे: Manvantara/period
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in the interval/period’ (here: manvantara)

• आयाते: when it arrives
• आयाते: अधिकरण (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → आयात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (kta); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी प्रयोग (locative absolute): ‘when (it) has come’

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णिः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविता: will be
• भविता: क्रियापद-समर्थक/कर्ता (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (धातु) + तृच् (कृदन्त) → भवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तरि कृदन्त (agent noun, तृच्); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे ‘भविष्यति’ (will be)

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

• निर्मोकविरजस्काद्याः: Nirmoka, Virajaska and others
• निर्मोकविरजस्काद्याः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्मोक + विरजस्क + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थ बहुवचन: ‘Nirmoka, Virajaska, etc.’ (आदि-शब्देन)

• सावर्णितनयाः: sons of Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णितनयाः: सम्बन्ध (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सावर्णेः तनयाः = sons of Sāvarṇi)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Purport

The present reign is that of Vaivasvata Manu. According to astronomical calculations, we are now in the twenty-eighth yuga of Vaivasvata Manu. Each Manu lives for seventy-one yugas, and fourteen such Manus rule in one day of Lord Brahmā. We are now in the period of Vaivasvata Manu, the seventh Manu, and the eighth Manu will come into existence after many millions of years. But Śukadeva Gosvāmī, having heard from authorities, foretells that the eighth Manu will be Sāvarṇi and that Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons. Śāstra can foretell what will happen millions and millions of years in the future.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvarṇi Manu
• Nirmoka
• Virajaska
• Mahārāja Parīkṣit

FAQs

Who is Sāvarṇi Manu in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that in the eighth manvantara, Sāvarṇi will become the Manu—the presiding lawgiver and ruler for that cosmic period.

What does the Bhagavatam say about the eighth manvantara?

It says that when the eighth manvantara arrives, Sāvarṇi will be Manu, and his sons will include leaders such as Nirmoka and Virajaska.

How can the teaching about manvantaras apply in modern life?

It encourages a long-view understanding that dharma and divine governance continue through vast cycles, helping one stay steady in faith and duty beyond short-term change.