Bhagavatapurana 8.14
English (machine translation) 8.14
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8.14.1
The King said: / In the Manvantaras, O venerable one, tell me how these Manus and others / are appointed, and in which duty, and by whom.
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The sage said: / The Manus, the sons of Manu, the sages, O ruler of the earth, / the Indras, and the hosts of gods all act under the command of the Supreme Person.
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The forms of the Cosmic Person described, such as Yajña, O king— / impelled by these, the Manus and the others maintain the order of the world.
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As at the end of four yugas, the sages, through ascetic practice, saw / the collections of revealed scripture swallowed up by Time, from which eternal dharma arises.
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From that, instructed by Hari, the Manus, dedicated [to their task], / set the four-footed dharma truly in motion upon the earth, each in his own time, O king.
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The protectors of offspring protect them section by section until the end, / and the gods enjoy their sacrificial shares, accompanied by their followers.
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Indra, enjoying the mighty sovereignty of the three worlds given by the Lord, / protects the three worlds and pours down rain at will upon the world.
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And in each yuga, Hari speaks knowledge, assuming the form of a Siddha; / assuming the form of a sage, [He performs] action; and assuming the form of the lord of yoga, [He teaches] yoga.
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He performs creation in the form of Prajāpati; He slays outlaws in the form of a sovereign king; / and in the form of Time He brings destruction to all, [manifesting] diverse qualities.
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Though praised by these people whose minds are deluded / by His creative power of name and form through various philosophies, He is not perceived.
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This has been declared as the measure of a secondary Kalpa, / in which those who know the past say there are fourteen manvantaras.
Translations (1)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
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- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit