Shloka 21
The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras
दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतो मनु: । तत्सुता भूरिषेणाद्या हविष्मत्प्रमुखा द्विजा: ॥ २१ ॥
daśamo brahma-sāvarṇir upaśloka-suto manuḥ tat-sutā bhūriṣeṇādyā haviṣmat pramukhā dvijāḥ
दशमो मनुर्ब्रह्मसावर्णिरुपश्लोकसुतः भविष्यति। तस्य भूरिषेणादयः सुताः, हविष्मत्प्रमुखा द्विजाः सप्तर्षयश्च भविष्यन्ति॥
FAQs
In Canto 8, Chapter 13, Śukadeva describes Brahma-sāvarṇi as the tenth Manu, born as the son of Upaśloka, who will preside over a future manvantara.
He outlines the manvantara succession to show the Lord’s orderly governance of cosmic time and how dharma is maintained through Manus and their lineages across ages.
It encourages a long-view of time and dharma—seeing life as part of a larger divine order—helping one cultivate steadiness, humility, and faith in God’s governance.