Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
मनुर्विवस्वत: पुत्र: श्राद्धदेव इति श्रुत: ।
सप्तमो वर्तमानो यस्तदपत्यानि मे शृणु ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
manur vivasvataḥ putraḥ
śrāddhadeva iti śrutaḥ
saptamo vartamāno yas
tad-apatyāni me śṛṇu
Synonyms
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The present Manu, who is named Śrāddhadeva, is the son of Vivasvān, the predominating deity on the sun planet. Śrāddhadeva (Vaivasvata Manu) is the seventh Manu. Now please hear from me as I describe his sons.
The Thirteenth Chapter briefly describes in order more Manvantaras starting with the seventh one, with the six specific qualities.