Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 10
The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras
सावर्णिस्तपती कन्या भार्या संवरणस्य या । शनैश्चरस्तृतीयोऽभूदश्विनौ वडवात्मजौ ॥ १० ॥
sāvarṇis tapatī kanyā bhāryā saṁvaraṇasya yā śanaiścaras tṛtīyo ’bhūd aśvinau vaḍavātmajau
Chāyā memiliki seorang putra bernama Sāvarṇi dan seorang putri bernama Tapatī, yang kelak menjadi istri Raja Saṁvaraṇa. Anak ketiga Chāyā dikenal sebagai Śanaiścara (Śani). Dari Vaḍavā lahir dua putra, para Aśvinī-kumāra.
FAQs
In Canto 8, Chapter 13, Śukadeva describes that Tapatī, daughter of Sāvarṇi, became the wife of King Saṃvaraṇa as part of the Purāṇic dynastic accounts connected with the Manus.
Śanaiścara is Saturn, identified here as the third son born in this lineage narration given by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
Such verses train the reader to see history and family lines as governed by divine order (dharma and time), encouraging humility, faith in Bhagavān’s arrangement, and steadiness in devotion beyond worldly identity.