Shloka 27

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

भविता रुद्रसावर्णी राजन्द्वादशमो मनु: । देववानुपदेवश्च देवश्रेष्ठादय: सुता: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

bhavitā rudra-sāvarṇī rājan dvādaśamo manuḥ devavān upadevaś ca devaśreṣṭhādayaḥ sutāḥ

Translation

O King, the twelfth Manu will be named Rudra-sāvarṇi. Among his sons will be Devavān, Upadeva, and Devaśreṣṭha, and others.

Synonyms

• bhavitā: will be (will become)
• bhavitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु) + tṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भविता—भविष्यत्कालवाचकः कर्तरि कृत् (तृन्/तृ) ; प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; future agent noun/participle ‘one who will be’

• rudra-sāvarṇī: Rudra-sāvarṇi (name)
• rudra-sāvarṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + sāvarṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (रुद्रस्य सावर्णिः); प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; proper name of Manu

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन) एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

• dvādaśamaḥ: twelfth
• dvādaśamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचकविशेषणम्; प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; agrees with ‘manuḥ’

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

• devavān: Devavān (name)
• devavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; proper name

• upadevaḥ: Upadeva (name)
• upadevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; proper name

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• devaśreṣṭha-ādayaḥ: Devaśreṣṭha and others
• devaśreṣṭha-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devaśreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (देवश्रेष्ठः आदिः येषां ते); प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; ‘Devaśreṣṭha and others’

• sutāḥ: sons
• sutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

Characters & Entities

• Rudra-sāvarṇi Manu
• Devavān
• Upadeva
• Devaśreṣṭha
• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

Who is Rudra-sāvarṇi Manu in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Rudra-sāvarṇi will be the twelfth Manu, a future ruler of mankind during his Manvantara.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī listing the Manus to King Parīkṣit in Canto 8?

In this section (Manvantara descriptions), Śukadeva outlines the succession of Manus to explain the ordered flow of cosmic time, divine administration, and the continuity of dharma across ages.

What is a practical takeaway from the Bhagavatam’s Manvantara descriptions?

They cultivate a long-view of life—seeing history and change within a divine order—encouraging steadiness in devotion and duty rather than anxiety over temporary worldly shifts.