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THE SEVENTH MAXVAXTARA.
SKANDHA VIII. CHAP. 13.
Sraddha Deva son of Vivasvat or Surya is the seventh Manu.
He is reigning at present. Ikshvaku, Nabhaga, Dhrishta, Saryati,
Narishyanta, Nabhaga, Dishta, Tarusha, Prishadhra, and Vasumat are
his ten sons.
The Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Visvadevas, the
Maruts, the Asvini-kumaras and the Ribhus are the Devas. Puran-
dara is their Indra. Kasyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Visvamitra, Goutama,
Jamadagni and Bharadvaja are the seven Rishis.
The Avatara of this Manvantara is Vamana, the youngest son
of Aditi by Kasyapa.
(The Purana will revert to this Manvantara after giving a
general account of the succeeding Manvantaras).
THE EIGHTH MANVANTARA.
SKANDHA VIII. CHAP. 13.
Savarni is the son of Vivasvat by his wife Chaya. He shall
be the eighth Manu Nirmoka, Virajaska (without Rajas) and others
shall be his sons. Sutapas, Viraja (without Rajas) and Amrita Pra-
bha shall be the Devas. Bali, son of Virochana, shall be the Indra.
Galava, Diptiman, Parasurama, Asvathama, Kripa, Rishya
Sringa and Vyasa shall be the seven Rishis.
Sarvabhouma, son of Devaguhya by Sarasvati, shall be the
Avatara. He shall wrest the kingdom of Svarga Loka from Puran-
dara and make it over to Bali.
(The eighth Manvantara is the Second half of the Fourth
Round and should be the spiritual half according to Theosophical
ideas. But we find the Asura King Bali, who was removed from the
kingdom of Triloki in the Vaivasvat Manvantara, restored to the
kingdom of Svarga.
Amongst the Rishis we find Parasurama who fought with
Rama and Asvatthama and Kripa who ranged themselves against
the Pandava brothers in the battle of Kurukshetra.
All this shews that spirituality was developed out of materiality.
The sons of Manu are Nirmoka and Virajaska. Moka is the cast
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