Canto 8, Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Verse 1 (SB 8.13.1)
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SB 8.13.1 • मूल श्लोक

श्रीशुक उवाच मनुर्विवस्वत: पुत्र: श्राद्धदेव इति श्रुत: । सप्तमो वर्तमानो यस्तदपत्यानि मे श‍ृणु ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca manur vivasvataḥ putraḥ śrāddhadeva iti śrutaḥ saptamo vartamāno yas tad-apatyāni me śṛṇu

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; manuḥ — Manu; vivasvataḥ — of the sun-god; putraḥ — son; śrāddhadevaḥ — as Śrāddhadeva; iti — thus; śrutaḥ — known, celebrated; saptamaḥ — seventh; vartamānaḥ — at the present moment; yaḥ — he who; tat — his; apatyāni — children; me — from me; śṛṇu — just hear.

Translation

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda