Shloka 15

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

गालवो दीप्तिमान्‌रामो द्रोणपुत्र: कृपस्तथा । ऋष्यश‍ृङ्ग: पितास्माकं भगवान्बादरायण: ॥ १५ ॥ इमे सप्तर्षयस्तत्र भविष्यन्ति स्वयोगत: । इदानीमासते राजन् स्वे स्व आश्रममण्डले ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

gālavo dīptimān rāmo droṇa-putraḥ kṛpas tathā ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥ pitāsmākaṁ bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ในมันวantarที่แปด บุคคลผู้ยิ่งใหญ่คือ กาลวะ ทีปติมาน ปรศุรามะ อัศวัตถามาโอรสของโทรณะ กฤปาจารยะ ฤษยศฤงคะ และบิดาของเรา ภควานพาทรายณะวยาสะ—อวตารแห่งนารายณะ—จะเป็นฤๅษีทั้งเจ็ด บัดนี้ท่านเหล่านั้นพำนักอยู่ในอาศรมของตนๆ

Synonyms

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• दीप्तिमान्: radiant, illustrious
• दीप्तिमान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying a sage-name, likely गालवः)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• द्रोणपुत्रः: Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā)
• द्रोणपुत्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (droṇasya putraḥ “son of Droṇa”)

• कृपः: Kṛpa
• कृपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: समुच्चय (Coordination marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक (adverb/conjunctive: “also/likewise”)

• ऋष्यशृङ्गः: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• ऋष्यशृङ्गः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्य-शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (name: “deer-horned sage”)

• पिता: father
• पिता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (irregular stem पितृ)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भगवान्: venerable, divine
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying बादरायणः)

• बादरायणः: Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa)
• बादरायणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बादरायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Rāma (sage)
• Aśvatthāmā
• Kṛpa
• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa)

FAQs

Who are the sages listed in Srimad Bhagavatam 8.13.15?

This verse names Gālava, the radiant sage Rāma, Droṇa’s son Aśvatthāmā, Kṛpa, Ṛśyaśṛṅga, and Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) among the revered sages connected with the future manvantara description.

Why does Shukadeva Gosvami mention Vyasa (Bādarāyaṇa) in this chapter?

Because the chapter catalogs the great ṛṣis who uphold dharma and transmit divine knowledge across manvantaras; Vyāsa is honored as a foundational compiler and preserver of śāstra.

What is the practical takeaway from Bhagavatam 8.13.15 for modern devotees?

It highlights the importance of receiving spiritual wisdom through authentic rishi-paramparā—seeking guidance from genuine teachers rooted in śāstra and devotion.