Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 14

SB 8 14.1

श्रीराजोवाच मन्वन्तरेषु भगवन् यथा मन्वादयस्त्विमे यस्मिन् कर्मणि ये येन नियुक्तास्तद्वदस्व मे

śrīrājovāca manvantareṣu bhagavan yathā manvādayastvime yasmin karmaṇi ye yena niyuktāstadvadasva me

The king said: O lord, tell me how, in the manvantaras, these Manus and the rest are appointed—in what work, which of them, and by whom.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 14.2

श्रीऋषिरुवाच मनवो मनुपुत्राश्च मुनयश्च महीपते इन्द्राः सुरगणाश्चैव सर्वे पुरुषशासनाः

śrīṛṣiruvāca manavo manuputrāśca munayaśca mahīpate indrāḥ suragaṇāścaiva sarve puruṣaśāsanāḥ

The sage said: The Manus, and the Manus' sons, and the sages, O lord of the earth, and the Indras and the hosts of gods—all are under the rule of the Puruṣa.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

SB 8 14.3

यज्ञादयो याः कथिताः पौरुष्यस्तनवो नृप मन्वादयो जगद्यात्रां नयन्त्य् आभिः प्रचोदिताः

yajñādayo yāḥ kathitāḥ pauruṣyastanavo nṛpa manvādayo jagadyātrāṃ nayanty ābhiḥ pracoditāḥ

Yajña and the others that have been described are the embodiments of the Puruṣa, O king; the Manus and the rest, impelled by these, conduct the course of the world.

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SB 8 14.4

चतुर्युगान्ते कालेन ग्रस्तान् छ्रुतिगणान् यथा तपसा ऋषयो ऽपश्यन् यतो धर्मः सनातनः

caturyugānte kālena grastān chrutigaṇān yathā tapasā ṛṣayo 'paśyan yato dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ

At the end of the four yugas, when the bodies of Vedic revelation had been swallowed by time, the sages perceived them through austerity—whence comes the eternal dharma.

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SB 8 14.5

ततो धर्मं चतुष्पादं मनवो हरिणोदिताः युक्ताः सञ्चारयन्त्य् अद्धा स्वे स्वे काले महीं नृप

tato dharmaṃ catuṣpādaṃ manavo hariṇoditāḥ yuktāḥ sañcārayanty addhā sve sve kāle mahīṃ nṛpa

Then the Manus, urged on by Hari and made ready, directly set the four-footed dharma moving over the earth, each in his own time, O king.

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SB 8 14.6

पालयन्ति प्रजापाला यावदन्तं विभागशः यज्ञभागभुजो देवा ये च तत्रान्विताश्च तैः

pālayanti prajāpālā yāvadantaṃ vibhāgaśaḥ yajñabhāgabhujo devā ye ca tatrānvitāśca taiḥ

The protectors of the people guard (it) until the end, according to their divisions—and (so do) the gods who enjoy the shares of sacrifice, and those who are joined with them there.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 8 14.7

इन्द्रो भगवता दत्तां त्रैलोक्यश्रियमूर्जिताम् भुञ्जानः पाति लोकांस्त्रीन् कामं लोके प्रवर्षति

indro bhagavatā dattāṃ trailokyaśriyamūrjitām bhuñjānaḥ pāti lokāṃstrīn kāmaṃ loke pravarṣati

Indra, enjoying the abundant splendour of the three worlds given by the Lord, protects the three worlds and rains at will upon the world.

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SB 8 14.8

ज्ञानं चानुयुगं ब्रूते हरिः सिद्धस्वरूपधृक् ऋषिरूपधरः कर्म योगं योगेशरूपधृक्

jñānaṃ cānuyugaṃ brūte hariḥ siddhasvarūpadhṛk ṛṣirūpadharaḥ karma yogaṃ yogeśarūpadhṛk

And Hari, assuming the form of a perfected being, declares knowledge age by age; taking the form of a sage, (he declares) ritual action; taking the form of a master of yoga, yoga.

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SB 8 14.9

सर्गं प्रजेशरूपेण दस्यून् हन्यात् स्वराड्वपुः कालरूपेण सर्वेषामभावाय पृथग् गुणः

sargaṃ prajeśarūpeṇa dasyūn hanyāt svarāḍvapuḥ kālarūpeṇa sarveṣāmabhāvāya pṛthag guṇaḥ

In the form of a lord of creatures (he performs) creation; with the body of a sovereign he slays the robbers; in the form of Time, for the annihilation of all—his qualities being distinct (in each).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 8 14.10

स्तूयमानो जनैरेभिर्मायया नामरूपया विमोहितात्मभिर्नाना दर्शनैर्न च दृश्यते

stūyamāno janairebhirmāyayā nāmarūpayā vimohitātmabhirnānā darśanairna ca dṛśyate

Praised by these people through māyā, which consists of name and form, by those whose minds are deluded—by their various views he is yet not seen.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

SB 8 14.11

एतत् कल्पविकल्पस्य प्रमाणं परिकीर्तितम् यत्र मन्वन्तराण्य् आहुश्चतुर्दश पुराविदः

etat kalpavikalpasya pramāṇaṃ parikīrtitam yatra manvantarāṇy āhuścaturdaśa purāvidaḥ

This has been declared as the measure of the kalpa and its subdivisions, in which those who know the ancient lore say there are fourteen manvantaras.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition