154 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 13

TEXT 11

FAS Aaa aratirafrat ag: |
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astame ’ntara dydte
savarnir bhavita manuh

nirmoka-virajaskadyah
sdvarni-tanaya nrpa

astame—the eighth; antare—Manu’s period; dyadte—when arrived;
sadvarnih—Savarni; bhavita —will become; manuh—the eighth Manu;
nirmoka—Nirmoka; virajaska-adyah—Virajaska and others; sdvarni—
of Savarni; tanayah—the sons; nrpa—O King.

TRANSLATION

O King, when the period of the eighth Manu arrives, Savarni
will become the Manu. Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his
sons.

PURPORT

The present reign is that of Vaivasvata Manu. According to astronomi-
cal calculations, we are now in the twenth-eighth yuga of Vaivasvata
Manu. Each Manu lives for seventy-one yugas, and fourteen such Manus
rule in one day of Lord Brahma. We are now in the period of Vaivasvata
Manu, the seventh Manu, and the eighth Manu will come into existence
after many millions of years. But Sukadeva Gosvami, having heard from
authorities, foretells that the eighth Manu will be Savarni and that
Nirmoka and Virajaska will be among his sons. Sastra can foretell what
will happen millions and millions of years in the future.

TEXT 12

aa Fa: gavel fae wea: |
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tatra devah sutapaso
viraja amrtaprabhah
