Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 27

Manvantara Enumerations Begin: Svāyambhuva’s Austerity, Yajñapati’s Protection, and the Avatāras up to Hari

Gajendra Prelude

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ उत्तमभ्राता मनुर्नाम्ना च तामस: । पृथु: ख्यातिर्नर: केतुरित्याद्या दश तत्सुता: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

caturtha uttama-bhrātā manur nāmnā ca tāmasaḥ pṛthuḥ khyātir naraḥ ketur ity ādyā daśa tat-sutāḥ

Translation

Uttama, frère du troisième Manu, fut célébré sous le nom de Tāmasa et devint le quatrième Manu. Tāmasa eut dix fils, dont Pṛthu, Khyāti, Nara et Ketu étaient les principaux.

Synonyms

• चतुर्थः: the fourth
• चतुर्थः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• उत्तम-भ्राता: brother of Uttama
• उत्तम-भ्राता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उत्तमस्य भ्राता)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/हेतौ—'by name'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• तामसः: Tāmasa
• तामसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• पृथुः: Pṛthu
• पृथुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ख्यातिः: Khyāti
• ख्यातिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नरः: Nara
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• केतुः: Ketu
• केतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक (thus)

• आद्याः: beginning with these
• आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'and others beginning with these'

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; बहुवचनार्थे विशेषणम्

• तत्-सुताः: his sons
• तत्-सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य सुताः)

Characters & Entities

• Uttama Manu
• Tāmasa Manu
• Pṛthu
• Khyāti
• Nara
• Ketu

FAQs

Who is Tāmasa Manu in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Tāmasa Manu is described here as the fourth Manu, the brother of Uttama Manu, appearing in the sequence of Manvantaras narrated in Canto 8, Chapter 1.

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the sons of Tāmasa Manu?

This verse states that Tāmasa Manu had ten sons, headed by Pṛthu, Khyāti, Nara, and Ketu.

How can the Manvantara teachings be applied in modern life?

By reflecting on the ordered cycles of Manus and generations, one learns humility and steadiness—seeing personal life within a larger dharmic timeline and staying committed to bhakti across changing circumstances.