Shloka 12

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

तत्र देवा: सुतपसो विरजा अमृतप्रभा: । तेषां विरोचनसुतो बलिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

tatra devāḥ sutapaso virajā amṛtaprabhāḥ teṣāṁ virocana-suto balir indro bhaviṣyati

Translation

In the eighth manvantara, the demigods will be known as the Sutapās, the Virajas, and the Amṛtaprabhās. Their king, Indra, will be Bali Mahārāja, the son of Virocana.

Synonyms

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: “there”)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• सुतपसः: of good austerity / very austere
• सुतपसः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying देवाः)

• विरजाः: stainless, free from passion
• विरजाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying देवाः)

• अमृतप्रभाः: having immortal/nectar-like splendor
• अमृतप्रभाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत-प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (amṛtasya prabhā: “having nectar-like radiance”); विशेषण (qualifying देवाः)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विरोचनसुतः: the son of Virocana
• विरोचनसुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन-सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (virocanasya sutaḥ “son of Virocana”)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: प्रत्ययार्थ-विशेष्य (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; पदनाम (office/title)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Bali
• Virocana
• Indra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Bali Maharaja becoming Indra?

This verse states that in a future manvantara, Bali—the son of Virocana—will become Indra, the ruler of heaven, among particular groups of demigods.

Why is Bali Maharaja mentioned in the context of a future Manvantara?

Śukadeva is describing upcoming manvantaras and their administrative leaders; Bali is identified as the future Indra, showing how roles in the universe change by divine arrangement over time.

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

Positions and power are temporary and cyclical; lasting spiritual progress comes from devotion and dharma rather than attachment to status.