Shloka 32

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

देवहोत्रस्य तनय उपहर्ता दिवस्पते: । योगेश्वरो हरेरंशो बृहत्यां सम्भविष्यति ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

devahotrasya tanaya upahartā divaspateḥ yogeśvaro harer aṁśo bṛhatyāṁ sambhaviṣyati

Translation

Devahotra’s son, named Yogeśvara, will appear from the womb of Bṛhatī as a partial incarnation of Śrī Hari, and he will act for the welfare of Divaspati.

Synonyms

• देवहोत्रस्य: of Devahotra
• देवहोत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवहोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• उपहर्ता: bestower; giver
• उपहर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप-हृ (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-तृन् (Agent noun/कर्तृवाचक), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• दिवः: of heaven
• दिवः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• पतेः: of the lord
• पतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• योगेश्वरः: lord of yoga (Yogeśvara)
• योगेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: योगानाम् ईश्वरः), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• अंशः: portion; part
• अंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• बृहत्याम्: in (the womb of) Bṛhatī
• बृहत्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सम्भविष्यति: will be born; will arise
• सम्भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Devahotra
• Upahartā
• Divaspati
• Bṛhatī
• Hari

FAQs

Who is Upahartā mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8?

Upahartā is foretold as the son of Devahotra, born from Bṛhatī (wife of Divaspati), described as a partial expansion of Lord Hari and a master of mystic yoga.

What does “harer aṁśaḥ” mean in this verse of the Bhagavatam?

“Harer aṁśaḥ” means “a portion/partial expansion of Lord Hari,” indicating a divinely empowered being manifesting with the Lord’s potency for a particular purpose.

How can the idea of being a “yogeśvara” be applied in modern devotional life?

It points to disciplined God-centered practice—steady mind, regulated life, and devotion—so that inner strength and clarity support bhakti rather than mere display of mystic ability.