Shloka 28

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

ऋतधामा च तत्रेन्द्रो देवाश्च हरितादय: । ऋषयश्च तपोमूर्तिस्तपस्व्याग्नीध्रकादय: ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

ṛtadhāmā ca tatrendro devāś ca haritādayaḥ ṛṣayaś ca tapomūrtis tapasvy āgnīdhrakādayaḥ

Translation

In this manvantara, Indra will be known as Ṛtadhāmā, and the demigods will be led by the Haritas. Among the sages will be Tapomūrti, Tapasvī, and Āgnīdhraka.

Synonyms

• ṛtadhāmā: Ṛtadhāmā (name)
• ṛtadhāmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (ऋतस्य धामा); प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; proper name of Indra

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

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

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

• harita-ādayaḥ: Harita and others
• harita-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harita (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (हरितः आदिः येषां ते); प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

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

• tapomūrtiḥ: Tapomūrti (name)
• tapomūrtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (तपसः मूर्तिः); प्रथमा एकवचनम्, स्त्रीलिङ्गः; proper name (chief sage)

• tapasvī: Tapasvī (name)
• tapasvī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; proper name

• āgnīdhraka-ādayaḥ: Āgnīdhraka and others
• āgnīdhraka-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgnīdhraka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (आग्नीध्रकः आदिः येषां ते); प्रथमा बहुवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः

Characters & Entities

• Ṛtadhāmā
• Indra
• Haritas
• Tapomūrti
• Tapasvī
• Āgnīdhraka

FAQs

Who is Ṛtadhāmā in Srimad Bhagavatam 8.13?

Ṛtadhāmā is named as the Indra (the ruler of Svarga) for that particular manvantara described in Bhagavatam 8.13.28.

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Haritas devas?

This verse states that the demigods in that manvantara will be headed by the Haritas, indicating a specific divine group serving in cosmic governance.

What is the practical takeaway of manvantara descriptions in the Bhagavata Purana?

They teach that universal leadership changes by divine arrangement, encouraging humility and steadiness in bhakti beyond temporary positions and cosmic cycles.