> Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 8
> Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> Canto 8: 'Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations'

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> Chapter One :The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

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> TEXT 1

> srî-râjovâca

> svâyambhuvasyeha guro

> vamso 'yam vistarâc chrutah

> yatra visva-srjâm sargo

> manûn anyân vadasva nah

> srî-râjâ uvâca--the King (Mahârâja Parîksit) said; svâyambhuvasya--of the great personality Svâyambhuva Manu; iha--in this connection; guro--O my spiritual master; vamsah--dynasty; ayam--this; vistarât--extensively; srutah--I have heard (from you); yatra--wherein; visva-srjâm--of the great personalities known as the prajâpatis, such as Marîci; sargah--creation, involving the birth of many sons and grandsons from the daughters of Manu; manûn--Manus; anyân--other; vadasva--kindly describe; nah--to us.

> TRANSLATION

> King Pariksit said: O my lord, my spiritual master, now I have fully heard from Your Grace about the dynasty of Svayambhuva Manu. But there are also other Manus, and I want to hear about their dynasties. Kindly describe them to us.

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> TEXT 2

> manvantare harer janma

> karmâni ca mahîyasah

> grnanti kavayo brahmams

> tâni no vada srnvatâm

> manvantare--during the change of manvantaras (one Manu following another); hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; janma--appearance; karmâni--and activities; ca--also; mahîyasah--of the supremely glorified; grnanti--describe; kavayah--the great learned persons who have perfect intelligence; brahman--O learned brâhmana (Sukadeva Gosvâmî); tâni--all of them; nah--to us; vada--please describe; srnvatâm--who are very eager to hear.

> TRANSLATION

> O learned brahmana, Sukadeva Gosvami, the great learned persons who are completely intelligent describe the activities and appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead during the various manvantaras. We are very eager to hear about these narrations. Kindly describe them.

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> TEXT 3

> yad yasminn antare brahman

> bhagavân visva-bhâvanah

> krtavân kurute kartâ

> hy atîte 'nâgate 'dya vâ

> yat--whatever activities; yasmin--in a particular age; antare--manvantara; brahman--O great brâhmana; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; visva-bhâvanah--who has created this cosmic manifestation; krtavân--has done; kurute--is doing; kartâ--and will do; hi--indeed; atîte--in the past; anâgate--in the future; adya--at the present; vâ--either.

> TRANSLATION

> O learned brahmana, kindly describe to us whatever activities the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who created this cosmic manifestation, has performed in the past manvantaras, is performing at present, and will perform in the future manvantaras.

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> TEXT 4

> srî-rsir uvâca

> manavo 'smin vyatîtâh sat

> kalpe svâyambhuvâdayah

> âdyas te kathito yatra

> devâdînâm ca sambhavah

> srî-rsih uvâca--the great saint Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; manavah--Manus; asmin--during this period (one day of Brahmâ); vyatitah--already past; sat--six; kalpe--in this duration of Brahmâ's day; svâyambhuva--Svâyambhuva Manu; âdayah--and others; âdyah--the first one (Svâyambhuva); te--unto you; kathitah--I have already described; yatra--wherein; deva-âdînâm--of all the demigods; ca--also; sambhavah--the appearance.

> TRANSLATION

> Sukadeva Gosvami said: In the present kalpa there have already been six Manus. I have described to you Svayambhuva Manu and the appearance of many demigods. In this kalpa of Brahma, Svayambhuva is the first Manu.

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> TEXT 5

> âkûtyâm devahûtyâm ca

> duhitros tasya vai manoh

> dharma-jnânopadesârtham

> bhagavân putratâm gatah

> âkûtyâm--from the womb of Âkûti; devahûtyâm ca--and from the womb of Devahûti; duhitroh--of the two daughters; tasya--of him; vai--indeed; manoh--of Svâyambhuva Manu; dharma--religion; jnâna--and knowledge; upadesa-artham--for instructing; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; putratâm--sonhood under Âkûti and Devahûti; gatah--accepted.

> TRANSLATION

> Svayambhuva Manu had two daughters, named Akuti and Devahuti. From their wombs, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as two sons named Yajnamurti and Kapila respectively. These sons were entrusted with preaching about religion and knowledge.

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> TEXT 6

> krtam purâ bhagavatah

> kapilasyânuvarnitam

> âkhyâsye bhagavân yajno

> yac cakâra kurûdvaha

> krtam--already done; purâ--before; bhagavatah--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kapilasya--Kapila, the son of Devahûti; anuvarnitam--fully described; âkhyâsye--I shall describe now; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yajnah--of the name Yajnapati or Yajnamûrti; yat--whatever; cakâra--executed; kuru-udvaha--O best of the Kurus.

> TRANSLATION

> O best of the Kurus, I have already described [in the Third Canto] the activities of Kapila, the son of Devahuti. Now I shall describe the activities of Yajnapati, the son of Akuti.

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> TEXT 7

> viraktah kâma-bhogesu

> satarûpâ-patih prabhuh

> visrjya râjyam tapase

> sabhâryo vanam âvisat

> viraktah--without attachment; kâma-bhogesu--in sense gratification (in grhastha life); satarûpâ-patih--the husband of Satarûpâ, namely Svâyambhuva Manu; prabhuh--who was the master or king of the world; visrjya--after renouncing totally; râjyam--his kingdom; tapase--for practicing austerities; sa-bhâryah--with his wife; vanam--the forest; âvisat--entered.

> TRANSLATION

> Svâyambhuva Manu, the husband of Satarupa, was by nature not at all attached to enjoyment of the senses. Thus he gave up his kingdom of sense enjoyment and entered the forest with his wife to practice austerities.

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> TEXT 8

> sunandâyâm varsa-satam

> padaikena bhuvam sprsan

> tapyamânas tapo ghoram

> idam anvâha bhârata

> sunandâyâm--on the bank of the River Sunandâ; varsa-satam--for one hundred years; pada-ekena--on one leg; bhuvam--the earth; sprsan--touching; tapyamânah--he performed austerities; tapah--austerities; ghoram--very severe; idam--the following; anvâha--and spoke; bhârata--O scion of Bharata.

> TRANSLATION

> O scion of Bharata, after Svayambhuva Manu had thus entered the forest with his wife, he stood on one leg on the bank of the River Sunanda, and in this way, with only one leg touching the earth, he performed great austerities for one hundred years. While performing these austerities, he spoke as follows.

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> TEXT 9

> srî-manur uvâca

> yena cetayate visvam

> visvam cetayate na yam

> yo jâgarti sayâne 'smin

> nâyam tam veda veda sah

> srî-manuh uvâca--Svâyambhuva Manu chanted; yena--by whom (the personality of Godhead); cetayate--is brought into animation; visvam--the whole universe; visvam--the whole universe (the material world); cetayate--animates; na--not; yam--He whom; yah--He who; jâgarti--is always awake (watching all activities); sayâne--while sleeping; asmin--in this body; na--not; ayam--this living entity; tam--Him; veda--knows; veda--knows; sah--He.

> TRANSLATION

> Lord Manu said: The supreme living being has created this material world of animation; it is not that He was created by this material world. When everything is silent, the Supreme Being stays awake as a witness. The living entity does not know Him, but He knows everything.

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> TEXT 10

> âtmâvâsyam idam visvam

> yat kincij jagatyâm jagat

> tena tyaktena bhunjîthâ

> mâ grdhah kasya svid dhanam

> âtma--the Supersoul; âvâsyam--living everywhere; idam--this universe; visvam--all universes, all places; yat--whatever; kincit--everything that exists; jagatyâm--in this world, everywhere; jagat--everything, animate and inanimate; tena--by Him; tyaktena--allotted; bhunjîthâh--you may enjoy; mâ--do not; grdhah--accept; kasya svit--of anyone else; dhanam--the property.

> TRANSLATION

> Within this universe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His Supersoul feature is present everywhere, wherever there are animate or inanimate beings. Therefore, one should accept only that which is allotted to him; one should not desire to infringe upon the property of others.

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> TEXT 11

> yam pasyati na pasyantam

> caksur yasya na risyati

> tam bhûta-nilayam devam

> suparnam upadhâvata

> yam--He who; pasyati--the living entity sees; na--not; pasyantam--although always seeing; caksuh--eye; yasya--whose; na--never; risyati--diminishes; tam--Him; bhûta-nilayam--the original source of all living entities; devam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; suparnam--who accompanies the living entity as a friend; upadhâvata--everyone should worship.

> TRANSLATION

> Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead constantly watches the activities of the world, no one sees Him. However, one should not think that because no one sees Him, He does not see, for His power to see is never diminished. Therefore, everyone should worship the Supersoul, who always stays with the individual soul as a friend.

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> TEXT 12

> na yasyâdy-antau madhyam ca

> svah paro nântaram bahih

> visvasyâmûni yad yasmâd

> visvam ca tad rtam mahat

> na--neither; yasya--of whom (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); âdi--a beginning; antau--end; madhyam--middle; ca--also; svah--own; parah--others; na--nor; antaram--inside; bahih--outside; visvasya--of the whole cosmic manifestation; amûni--all such considerations; yat--whose form; yasmât--from He who is the cause of everything; visvam--the whole universe; ca--and; tat--all of them; rtam--truth; mahat--very, very great.

> TRANSLATION

> The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no beginning, no end and no middle. Nor does He belong to a particular person or nation. He has no inside or outside. The dualities found within this material world, such as beginning and end, mine and theirs, are all absent from the personality of the Supreme Lord. The universe, which emanates from Him, is another feature of the Lord. Therefore the Supreme Lord is the ultimate truth, and He is complete in greatness.

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> TEXT 13

> sa visva-kâyah puru-hûta-îsah

> satyah svayam-jyotir ajah purânah

> dhatte 'sya janmâdy-ajayâtma-saktyâ

> tâm vidyayodasya nirîha âste

> sah--that Supreme Personality of Godhead; visva-kâyah--the total form of the universe (the whole universe is the external body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead); puru-hûtah--known by so many names; îsah--the supreme controller (with full power); satyah--the ultimate truth; svayam--personally; jyotih--self-effulgent; ajah--unborn, beginningless; purânah--the oldest; dhatte--He performs; asya--of this universe; janma-âdi--the creation, maintenance and annihilation; ajayâ--by His external energy; âtma-saktyâ--by His personal potency; tâm--that external material energy; vidyayâ--by His spiritual potency; udasya--giving up; nirîhah--without any desire or activity; âste--He is existing (untouched by the material energy).

> TRANSLATION

> The entire cosmic manifestation is the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, who has millions of names and unlimited potencies. He is self-effulgent, unborn and changeless. He is the beginning of everything, but He has no beginning. Because He has created this cosmic manifestation by His external energy, the universe appears to be created, maintained and annihilated by Him. Nonetheless, He remains inactive in His spiritual energy and is untouched by the activities of the material energy.

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> TEXT 14

> athâgre rsayah karmân-

> îhante 'karma-hetave

> îhamâno hi purusah

> prâyo 'nîhâm prapadyate

> atha--therefore; agre--in the beginning; rsayah--all learned rsis, saintly persons; karmâni--fruitive activities; îhante--execute; akarma--freedom from fruitive results; hetave--for the purpose of; îhamânah--engaging in such activities; hi--indeed; purusah--a person; prâyah--almost always; anîhâm--liberation from karma; prapadyate--attains.

> TRANSLATION

> Therefore, to enable people to reach the stage of activities that are not tinged by fruitive results, great saints first engage people in fruitive activities, for unless one begins by performing activities as recommended in the sastras, one cannot reach the stage of liberation, or activities that produce no reactions.

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> TEXT 15

> îhate bhagavân îso

> na hi tatra visajjate

> âtma-lâbhena pûrnârtho

> nâvasîdanti ye 'nu tam

> îhate--engages in activities of creation, maintenance and annihilation; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; îsah--the supreme controller; na--not; hi--indeed; tatra--in such activities; visajjate--He becomes entangled; âtma-lâbhena--because of His own gain; pûrna-arthah--who is self-satisfied; na--not; avasîdanti--are disheartened; ye--persons who; anu--follow; tam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> TRANSLATION

> The Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in opulence by His own gain, yet He acts as the creator, maintainer and annihilator of this material world. In spite of acting in that way, He is never entangled. Hence devotees who follow in His footsteps are also never entangled.

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> TEXT 16

> tam îhamânam nirahankrtam budham

> nirâsisam pûrnam ananya-coditam

> nrn siksayantam nija-vartma-samsthitam

> prabhum prapadye 'khila-dharma-bhâvanam

> tam--unto the same Supreme Personality of Godhead; îhamânam--who is acting for our benefit; nirahankrtam--who is without entanglement or desire for gain; budham--who is completely in knowledge; nirâsisam--without desires to enjoy the fruits of His activities; pûrnam--who is full and therefore has no need to fulfill desires; ananya--by others; coditam--induced or inspired; nrn--all of human society; siksayantam--to teach (the real path of life); nija-vartma--His own personal way of life; samsthitam--to establish (without deviation); prabhum--unto the Supreme Lord; prapadye--I request everyone to surrender; akhila-dharma-bhâvanam--who is the master of all religious principles or the occupational duties for a human being.

> TRANSLATION

> The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, works just like an ordinary human being, yet He does not desire to enjoy the fruits of work. He is full in knowledge, free from material desires and diversions, and completely independent. As the supreme teacher of human society, He teaches His own way of activities, and thus He inaugurates the real path of religion. I request everyone to follow Him.

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> TEXT 17

> srî-suka uvâca

> iti mantropanisadam

> vyâharantam samâhitam

> drstvâsurâ yâtudhânâ

> jagdhum abhyadravan ksudhâ

> srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti--thus; mantra-upanisadam--the Vedic mantra (uttered by Svâyambhuva Manu); vyâharantam--taught or chanted; samâhitam--concentrated the mind (without being agitated by material conditions); drstvâ--upon seeing (him); asurâh--the demons; yâtudhânâh--the Râksasas; jagdhum--desired to devour; abhyadravan--running very fast; ksudhâ--to satisfy their appetite.

> TRANSLATION

> Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Svayambhuva Manu was thus in a trance, chanting the mantras of Vedic instruction known as the Upanisads. Upon seeing him, the Raksasas and asuras, being very hungry, wanted to devour him. Therefore they ran after him with great speed.

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> TEXT 18

> tâms tathâvasitân vîksya

> yajnah sarva-gato harih

> yâmaih parivrto devair

> hatvâsâsat tri-vistapam

> tân--the demons and Râksasas; tathâ--in that way; avasitân--who were determined to devour Svâyambhuva Manu; vîksya--upon observing; yajnah--Lord Visnu, known as Yajna; sarva-gatah--who is seated in everyone's heart; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yâmaih--with His sons named the Yâmas; parivrtah--surrounded; devaih--by the demigods; hatvâ--after killing (the demons); asâsat--ruled (taking the post of Indra); tri-vistapam--the heavenly planets.

> TRANSLATION

> The Supreme Lord, Visnu, who sits in everyone's heart, appearing as Yajnapati, observed that the Raksasas and demons were going to devour Svayambhuva Manu. Thus the Lord, accompanied by His sons named the Yamas and by all the other demigods, killed the demons and Raksasas. He then took the post of Indra and began to rule the heavenly kingdom.

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> TEXT 19

> svârociso dvitîyas tu

> manur agneh suto 'bhavat

> dyumat-susena-rocismat

> pramukhâs tasya câtmajâh

> svârocisah--Svârocisa; dvitîyah--the second; tu--indeed; manuh--Manu; agneh--of Agni; sutah--the son; abhavat--became; dyumat--Dyumat; susena--Susena; rocismat--Rocismat; pramukhâh--beginning with them; tasya--of him (Svârocisa); ca--also; âtma-jâh--sons.

> TRANSLATION

> The son of Agni named Svarocisa became the second Manu. His several sons were headed by Dyumat, Susena and Rocismat.

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> TEXT 20

> tatrendro rocanas tv âsîd

> devâs ca tusitâdayah

> ûrja-stambhâdayah sapta

> rsayo brahma-vâdinah

> tatra--in this manvantara; indrah--Indra; rocanah--Rocana, the son of Yajna; tu--but; âsît--became; devâh--demigods; ca--also; tusita-âdayah--Tusita and others; ûrja--Ûrja; stambha--Stambha; âdayah--and others; sapta--seven; rsayah--great saints; brahma-vâdinah--all faithful devotees.

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> TEXT 21

> rses tu vedasirasas

> tusitâ nâma patny abhût

> tasyâm jajne tato devo

> vibhur ity abhivisrutah

> rseh--of the saintly person; tu--indeed; vedasirasah--Vedasirâ; tusitâ--Tusitâ; nâma--named; patnî--the wife; abhût--begat; tasyâm--in her (womb); jajne--took birth; tatah--thereafter; devah--the Lord; vibhuh--Vibhu; iti--thus; abhivisrutah--celebrated as.

> TRANSLATION

> Vedasira was a very celebrated rsi. From the womb of his wife, whose name was Tusita, came the avatara named Vibhu.

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> TEXT 22

> astâsîti-sahasrâni

> munayo ye dhrta-vratâh

> anvasiksan vratam tasya

> kaumâra-brahmacârinah

> astâsîti--eighty-eight; sahasrâni--thousand; munayah--great saintly persons; ye--those who; dhrta-vratâh--fixed in vows; anvasiksan--took instructions; vratam--vows; tasya--from him (Vibhu); kaumâra--who was unmarried; brahmacârinah--and fixed in the brahmacârî stage of life.

> TRANSLATION

> Vibhu remained a brahmacari and never married throughout his life. From him, eighty-eight thousand other saintly persons took lessons on self-control, austerity and similar behavior.

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> TEXT 23

> trtîya uttamo nâma

> priyavrata-suto manuh

> pavanah srnjayo yajna-

> hotrâdyâs tat-sutâ nrpa

> trtîyah--the third; uttamah--Uttama; nâma--named; priyavrata--of King Priyavrata; sutah--the son; manuh--he became the Manu; pavanah--Pavana; srnjayah--Srnjaya; yajnahotra-âdyâh--Yajnahotra and others; tat-sutâh--the sons of Uttama; nrpa--O King.

> TRANSLATION

> O King, the third Manu, Uttama, was the son of King Priyavrata. Among the sons of this Manu were Pavana, Srnjaya and Yajnahotra.

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> TEXT 24

> vasistha-tanayâh sapta

> rsayah pramadâdayah

> satyâ vedasrutâ bhadrâ

> devâ indras tu satyajit

> vasistha-tanayâh--the sons of Vasistha; sapta--seven; rsayah--the sages; pramada-âdayah--headed by Pramada; satyâh--the Satyas; vedasrutâh--Vedasrutas; bhadrâh--Bhadras; devâh--demigods; indrah--the King of heaven; tu--but; satyajit--Satyajit.

> TRANSLATION

> During the reign of the third Manu, Pramada and other sons of Vasistha became the seven sages. The Satyas, Vedasrutas and Bhadras became demigods, and Satyajit was selected to be Indra, the King of heaven.

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> TEXT 25

> dharmasya sûnrtâyâm tu

> bhagavân purusottamah

> satyasena iti khyâto

> jâtah satyavrataih saha

> dharmasya--of the demigod in charge of religion; sûnrtâyâm--in the womb of his wife named Sûnrtâ; tu--indeed; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purusa-uttamah--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; satyasenah--Satyasena; iti--thus; khyâtah--celebrated; jâtah--took birth; satyavrataih--the Satyavratas; saha--with.

> TRANSLATION

> In this manvantara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared from the womb of Sunrta, who was the wife of Dharma, the demigod in charge of religion. The Lord was celebrated as Satyasena, and He appeared with other demigods, known as the Satyavratas.

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> TEXT 26

> so 'nrta-vrata-duhsîlân

> asato yaksa-râksasân

> bhûta-druho bhûta-ganâms

> câvadhît satyajit-sakhah

> sah--He (Satyasena); anrta-vrata--who are fond of speaking lies; duhsîlân--misbehaved; asatah--miscreant; yaksa-râksasân--Yaksas and Râksasas; bhûta-druhah--who are always against the progress of other living beings; bhûta-ganân--the ghostly living entities; ca--also; avadhît--killed; satyajit-sakhah--with His friend Satyajit.

> TRANSLATION

> Satyasena, along with His friend Satyajit, who was the King of heaven, Indra, killed all the untruthful, impious and misbehaved Yaksas, Raksasas and ghostly living entities, who gave pains to other living beings.

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> TEXT 27

> caturtha uttama-bhrâtâ

> manur nâmnâ ca tâmasah

> prthuh khyâtir narah ketur

> ity âdyâ dasa tat-sutâh

> caturtha--the fourth Manu; uttama-bhrâtâ--the brother of Uttama; manuh--became the Manu; nâmnâ--celebrated by the name; ca--also; tâmasah--Tâmasa; prthuh--Prthu; khyâtih--Khyâti; narah--Nara; ketuh--Ketu; iti--thus; âdyâh--headed by; dasa--ten; tat-sutâh--sons of Tâmasa Manu.

> TRANSLATION

> The brother of the third Manu, Uttama, was celebrated by the name Tamasa, and he became the fourth Manu. Tamasa had ten sons, headed by Prthu, Khyati, Nara and Ketu.

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> TEXT 28

> satyakâ harayo vîrâ

> devâs trisikha îsvarah

> jyotirdhâmâdayah sapta

> rsayas tâmase 'ntare

> satyakâh--the Satyakas; harayah--the Haris; vîrâh--the Vîras; devâh--the demigods; trisikhah--Trisikha; îsvarah--the King of heaven; jyotirdhâma-âdayah--headed by the celebrated Jyotirdhâma; sapta--seven; rsayah--sages; tâmase--the reign of Tâmasa Manu; antare--within.

> TRANSLATION

> During the reign of Tamasa Manu, among the demigods were the Satyakas, Haris and Viras. The heavenly King, Indra, was Trisikha. The sages in saptarsi-dhama were headed by Jyotirdhama.

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> TEXT 29

> devâ vaidhrtayo nâma

> vidhrtes tanayâ nrpa

> nastâh kâlena yair vedâ

> vidhrtâh svena tejasâ

> devâh--the demigods; vaidhrtayah--the Vaidhrtis; nâma--by the name; vidhrteh--of Vidhrti; tanayâh--who were the sons; nrpa--O King; nastâh--were lost; kâlena--by the influence of time; yaih--by whom; vedâh--the Vedas; vidhrtâh--were protected; svena--by their own; tejasâ--power.

> TRANSLATION

> O King, in the Tamasa manvantara the sons of Vidhrti, who were known as the Vaidhrtis, also became demigods. Since in course of time the Vedic authority was lost, these demigods, by their own powers, protected the Vedic authority.

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> TEXT 30

> tatrâpi jajne bhagavân

> harinyâm harimedhasah

> harir ity âhrto yena

> gajendro mocito grahât

> tatrâpi--in that period; jajne--appeared; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harinyâm--in the womb of Harinî; harimedhasah--begotten by Harimedhâ; harih--Hari; iti--thus; âhrtah--called; yena--by whom; gaja-indrah--the King of the elephants; mocitah--was freed; grahât--from the mouth of a crocodile.

> TRANSLATION

> Also in this manvantara, the Supreme Lord, Visnu, took birth from the womb of Harini, the wife of Harimedha, and He was known as Hari. Hari saved His devotee Gajendra, the King of the elephants, from the mouth of a crocodile.

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> TEXT 31

> srî-râjovâca

> bâdarâyana etat te

> srotum icchâmahe vayam

> harir yathâ gaja-patim

> grâha-grastam amûmucat

> srî-râjâ uvâca--King Parîksit said; bâdarâyane--O son of Bâdarâyana (Vyâsadeva); etat--this; te--from you; srotum icchâmahe--desire to hear; vayam--we; harih--the Lord Hari; yathâ--the manner in which; gaja-patim--the King of the elephants; grâha-grastam--when attacked by the crocodile; amûmucat--delivered.

> TRANSLATION

> King Pariksit said: My lord, Badarayani, we wish to hear from you in detail how the King of the elephants, when attacked by a crocodile, was delivered by Hari.

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> TEXT 32

> tat-kathâsu mahat punyam

> dhanyam svastyayanam subham

> yatra yatrottamasloko

> bhagavân gîyate harih

> tat-kathâsu--in those narrations; mahat--great; punyam--pious; dhanyam--glorious; svastyayanam--auspicious; subham--all good; yatra--whenever; yatra--wherever; uttamaslokah--the Lord, who is known as Uttamasloka (He who is described by transcendental literature); bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; gîyate--is glorified; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> TRANSLATION

> Any literature or narration in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamasloka, is described and glorified is certainly great, pure, glorious, auspicious and all good.

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> TEXT 33

> srî-sûta uvâca

> parîksitaivam sa tu bâdarâyanih

> prâyopavistena kathâsu coditah

> uvâca viprâh pratinandya pârthivam

> mudâ munînâm sadasi sma srnvatâm

> srî-sûtah uvâca--Srî Sûta Gosvâmî said; parîksitâ--by Mahârâja Parîksit; evam--thus; sah--he; tu--indeed; bâdarâyanih--Sukadeva Gosvâmî; prâya-upavistena--Parîksit Mahârâja, who was awaiting impending death; kathâsu--by the words; coditah--being encouraged; uvâca--spoke; viprâh--O brâhmanas; pratinandya--after congratulating; pârthivam--Mahârâja Parîksit; mudâ--with great pleasure; munînâm--of great sages; sadasi--in the assembly; sma--indeed; srnvatâm--who desired to hear.

> TRANSLATION

> Sri Suta Gosvami said: O brahmanas, when Pariksit Maharaja, who was awaiting impending death, thus requested Sukadeva Gosvami to speak, Sukadeva Gosvami, encouraged by the King's words, offered respect to the King and spoke with great pleasure in the assembly of sages, who desired to hear him.

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